6 MW Solar operating in Malheur, OR — Idaho Power Company
6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.9367, -117.3837
County
Malheur, OR
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Grove Solar Center, LLC, is a 6 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Malheur County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Grove Solar Center is ranked 48th out of 147 power plants in Oregon and 2122nd out of 7108 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is the Idaho Power Company. The latest available annual generation data indicates an output of 13,128 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 24.9%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, indicating that it is one of the few plants with publicly available financial data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Idaho Power Company
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
373 MWh
Latest Month
13.1K MWh
Annual Generation
24.9%
Capacity Factor
$64.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.2/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.