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Merck — 2 MW Solar

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Merck is a 2 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
2 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co

Operator

Location
38.38, -78.64

Coordinates

Insights

#7,900
largest in %s
#8,512
largest %s worldwide
#33,790
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
38
operated by %s
38
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.383, -78.644

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
136 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4,073 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

30
cars / year
18
homes / year
6,171
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Merck is a 2.1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 2016.

Ranked #1976 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2.1 MW represents 0.01% of the 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 Merck 0.001 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Louisa Generation Facility (509.1 MW, Gas), Gordonsville Energy LP (300.4 MW, Gas), and Mount Clinton (24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 50 km from Charlottesville.

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