Electric generating plantEIA plant no. 68095

Sr Benton

Type
Solar Photovoltaic
Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Units
1
Operator
Sr Benton, LLC
Location
Holladay, Benton County, Tennessee
Rated 91st largest in Tennessee · 9455th of 14,017 in the U.S. · by nameplate

Sr Benton is a solar power plant in Tennessee with a nameplate capacity of 3.0 MW.

The 3.0 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.

How it works

A solar farm

DCAC1panels turn light into DC current2inverters make AC3to the grid
  1. Silicon cells in each panel turn sunlight directly into direct current (DC). Nothing moves; nothing burns.
  2. Inverters convert DC into the alternating current (AC) the grid uses.
  3. A substation raises the voltage and sends it onto transmission lines.

Why the numbers look like this: panels make nothing at night and less in winter, so even a well-placed U.S. solar farm averages around a quarter of its nameplate over a year. Watch the monthly bars: they swell in summer and shrink in December.

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasSolarBiomass

Location

AddressOld Union Church Rd
CityHolladay
CountyBenton County
StateTennessee
ZIP38341
Coordinates35.87994, -88.15833
OperatorSr Benton, LLC

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelNameplate capacityStatusOnline
BENTNSolar PhotovoltaicSolar3.0 MWRegulatory—

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority

About Solar plants

Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.

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