Open Range Solar Center, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60332
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Malheur, OR
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 22,026 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 25.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Idaho Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Open Range Solar Center, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #37 of 149 Solar plants in OR#2059 of 7447 nationally
10 MW Solar operating in Malheur, OR — Idaho Power Company
EIAGEMWD
10 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.7981, -117.0628
County
Malheur, OR
Nearby Plants
- Michell Butte Power ProjectHydro2 MW · 8.0 km
- Thunderegg Solar Center, LLCSolar10 MW · 16.1 km
- Morgan Solar CenterSolar3 MW · 16.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Open Range Solar Center, LLC is a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Malheur County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. It utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the grid within the Idaho Power Company balancing authority, operating within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The facility consists of one generator and in the latest reporting year, generated 22,026 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.1%. Open Range Solar Center is ranked as the 28th largest solar plant in Oregon out of 147, and nationally it is ranked 1887 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalSolar10 MWWestLBNL
Generation
612 MWh
Latest Month
22.0K MWh
Annual Generation
25.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$62.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.8/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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