United States

Philip Morris — 2 MW Solar

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Philip Morris 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
37.34, -77.29

Coordinates

Insights

#7,934
largest in United States of America
#8,552
largest Solar worldwide
#33,917
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
38
operated by Virginia Electric &…
73
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.342, -77.287

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
129 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3,879 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

28
cars per year
17
homes per year
5,877
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Philip Morris is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co and commissioned in 2016.

Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW capacity represents 0.005% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Philip Morris 1,000 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Chesterfield (1499.5 MW, Coal), Hopewell Cogeneration (399 MW, Gas), and Darbytown (368.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 30 km south of Richmond.

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