LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility

OperatingSolar

Ranked #16 of 29 Solar plants in LA#1372 of 7447 nationally

50 MW Solar operating in West Baton Rouge, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

50 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.4674, -91.3245

County

West Baton Rouge, LA

Nearby Plants

Port Allen (LA)
Natural Gas7.6 MW · 10.9 km
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator
Natural Gas85.3 MW · 13.4 km
Louisiana 1
Other Gas450.9 MW · 13.5 km

Ownership & Operator

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	Sol Systems	DEPCOM Power	—
Owner(s)	Sol Systems	Helios Infrastructure [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Helios Infrastructure [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

The LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 2020, is owned and operated by Sol Systems. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. As of its most recent ranking, the facility is the 14th largest solar plant in Louisiana out of 29, and 1144th nationally out of 7108.

In its most recent year of operation, the LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility generated 112,558 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.7%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and balancing authority, within the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $38.54 per MWh.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

5.2K MWh

Latest Month

112.6K MWh

Annual Generation

25.7%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$42.6/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

$38.5/MWh

PPA Price

$26.3/MWh

Energy Value

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Devin Substation · 138 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

Entergy Louisiana

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

LOUISIANA.HUB

Node Source

OSM spatial match

Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.

News & Articles (3)Beta

General

Factor This finance and project development roundup: ArcLight, Arevon, Aypa Power, Octopus, Sol Systems

ArcLight acquires stake in 5.4 GW of power projects, Arevon closes on $920M in financing, Aypa Power secures funding for Ontario energy storage, Octopus Australia breaks ground on a $900M project, and Sol Systems shares two solar milestones.

Power Engineering·1 weeks ago