United States

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project — 125 MW Solar

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Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is a 125 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
125 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
SolarReserve

Operator

Location
38.23, -117.37

Coordinates

Insights

#1,895
largest in United States of America
#224
largest Solar worldwide
#9,117
largest worldwide
2015
1 yrs older than avg
8
operated by SolarReserve
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
125 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
SolarReserve
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.233, -117.367
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,081 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
242,433 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,757
cars per year
1,077
homes per year
367,323
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is a 125 MW solar power facility located in the United States. It contributes to the growing solar energy landscape in the country and is part of a larger trend toward renewable energy sources.

Ranking as the 54th largest solar plant in the United States, it represents about 0.31% of the country’s total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The U.S. has 3,289 solar plants with a combined capacity of 40,823 MW. In comparison, the largest solar plant, Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, is 16 times larger than Crescent Dunes.

Solar energy plays an increasingly vital role in the U.S. energy mix, with significant growth in capacity over the past decade. The facility is located in Nevada, approximately 200 km northwest of Las Vegas, in a region well-suited for solar generation due to its high levels of sunlight.

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