Western Branch High School is a 1 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Solar
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Commissioned
- 2016
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.848, -76.407
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Western Branch High School is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 2016.
Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% of the United States’ total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Western Branch High School 2,000 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Surry (Nuclear, 1,695 MW), Surry Nuclear Power Plant (Nuclear, 1,695 MW), and Yorktown (Oil, 882 MW). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 30 km from Norfolk.
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