List of solar power stations in the United States

This is a list of operational solar power stations in the United States.

In 2018, there was more than 2,500 utility scale solar power stations in the United States.[1] In 2019, solar accounted for 1.8% of the United States' electricity production. While this amount is less than that from most other sources including natural gas, coal, nuclear, wind, and hydro, solar's share in the United States' generation mix has been increasing at a rapid rate in recent years due to the cost of solar decreasing dramatically and aging coal plants becoming more expensive.[2][3] In the same year 40% of capacity additions were solar and 13.3 GWs were added.[4]

List of solar power stations
Name State Location Capacity

(MW)

 Annual

Generation

(GWh)

 Owner Type Notes Ref
McCoy  California 33°43′00″N 114°45′00″W 270.6 721 (2019) NextEra Energy Solar Photovoltaic [5]
Solana  Arizona 32°55′N 112°58′W 280 792 (2019) Arizona Solar Solar Thermal

(Parabolic Trough)

 Largest solar thermal plant in the US

and largest with molten salt energy storage

 [6]
Solar star I & II  California 34°48′58.9″N 118°24′08.2″W

34°50′56.0″N 118°21′10.6″W

 597 1,621 (2019) Solar Star California Solar Photovoltaic Largest solar

farm in the US

 [7][8]
Topaz  California 35°23′00″N 120°04′00″W 585.9 1,256 (2019) Topaz Solar Farms Solar Photovoltaic [9]

References
  1. "Most U.S. utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants are 5 megawatts or smaller - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. "Electricity in the U.S. - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. Scott, Mike. "Solar And Wind Costs Continue To Fall As Power Becomes Cleaner". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  4. "Solar Accounts for 40% of U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Additions in 2019, Adds 13.3 GW". SEIA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  5. "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  6. "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  7. "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  8. "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  9. "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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