Solar Star Oregon II — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61048
- Capacity
- 56.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Crook, OR
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 124,738 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 25.2%
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - West
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Solar Star Oregon II
OperatingSolar
Ranked #13 of 149 Solar plants in OR#1263 of 7447 nationally
56.3 MW Solar operating in Crook, OR — PacifiCorp - West
EIAGEMWD
56.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.1843, -120.9180
County
Crook, OR
Nearby Plants
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- Millican Solar Energy LLCSolar70 MW · 8.1 km
- Powell SolarBESS76.4 MW · 8.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Solar Star Oregon II is a 56.3 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Crook County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology. The plant is interconnected with the PacifiCorp - West balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Solar Star Oregon II is ranked as the 11th largest solar plant in Oregon out of 147, and 1077th nationally out of 7108.
The plant consists of a single generator and its primary fuel source is the sun. In its most recent year of operation, Solar Star Oregon II generated 124,738 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.2%. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $57.28 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - West
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
ActiveSolar62.3 MWWestLBNL
Generation
3.4K MWh
Latest Month
124.7K MWh
Annual Generation
25.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$50.2/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$57.3/MWh
PPA Price
$26.4/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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