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Liubanling A

Solar power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China. Approximate location 28.882, 118.782.

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Liubanling A is a 20 MW solar power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8,509 homes (estimated). It ranks #5241 of 6,705 China power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 11.1% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

20MW installed capacity
8,509homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0073234.

In context: how this plant compares

At 20 MW, Liubanling A is around the median solar plant in China (20 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in China

Datong TopRunner: 1,000 MW1kDatong Top…Ili Kazakh I: 1,000 MW1kIli Kazakh…Yanchi: 1,000 MW1kYanchiToksun: 971 MW971ToksunHongshagang: 820 MW820HongshagangLongyangxia Solar-Hydro II: 530 MW530Longyangxi…Alashan 1p3: 500 MW500Alashan 1p3DhSP} CTGNE: 500 MW500DhSP} CTGNE

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.7°Cannual mean temp
1,658heating degree-days (base 18°C)
838cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
506 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 6 °CFM: 10 °CMA: 16 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 23 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 26 °CAS: 22 °CSO: 17 °CON: 12 °CND: 6 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 33% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 37/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

In colder climates, uninsulated hot equipment (boilers, turbines, valves, steam lines) loses proportionally more heat to ambient air — exactly the loss Inzonex modular insulation is designed to cut.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.5% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #807 largest solar power plant of 1318 in China by capacity.

China has 1318 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 54,802 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 28.882, 118.782 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Cutting heat loss at this plant

Plants like this lose energy through hot turbines, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines. Inzonex makes removable, reusable turbine & heat-exchanger insulation that cuts that loss by up to 90% and holds surface temperatures under 45°C, unclipping in seconds for maintenance. See the industrial-AI efficiency hub for tools and benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Liubanling A?

Liubanling A is a 20 MW solar power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China.

How many homes can Liubanling A power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 8,509 homes (estimated).

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