United States

Scott Solar Farm — 17 MW Solar

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Scott Solar Farm is a 17 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
17 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2017

Year online

Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co

Operator

Location
37.52, -77.93

Coordinates

Insights

#4,210
largest in United States of America
#2,851
largest Solar worldwide
#20,632
largest worldwide
2017
1 yrs newer than avg
38
operated by Virginia Electric &…
45
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
17 MW
Commissioned
2017
Status
Operational
Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.523, -77.934

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,099 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
32,971 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

239
cars / year
147
homes / year
49,956
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Scott Solar Farm is a 17 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 2017.

Ranked #455 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 17 MW represents 0.04% of the country’s total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Scott Solar Farm 117.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Tenaska Virginia Generating Station (1011.4 MW, Gas), Bear Garden (559 MW, Gas), and Scott-II Solar LLC (20 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 30 km southwest of Richmond.

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