30 MW Solar operating in Walton, GA — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.6751, -83.6737
County
Walton, GA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Simon Solar Farm, LLC | Phoenix Solar Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Simon Solar Farm, LLC | Silicon Ranch Corp [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Silicon Ranch Corp [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Simon Solar Farm LLC is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Walton County, Georgia. The plant, which began operating in 2013, is owned and operated by Simon Solar Farm, LLC. It utilizes a single generator and fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is connected to the grid within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority, operating within the SERC NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Simon Solar Farm generated 47,457 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.0%. The plant holds a rank of 60 out of 164 solar facilities in Georgia, and a national rank of 1288 out of 7108. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $128.71 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
3.1K MWh
Latest Month
47.5K MWh
Annual Generation
18.0%
Capacity Factor
$112.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$128.7/MWh
PPA Price
$27.8/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.