Baker City Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61854
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Baker, OR
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Adapture Renewables, Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 30,933 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Idaho Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Baker City Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #16 of 149 Solar plants in OR#1885 of 7447 nationally
15 MW Solar operating in Baker, OR — Idaho Power Company
EIAGEMWD
15 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.7017, -117.7643
County
Baker, OR
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Baker City Solar is a 15 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Baker County, Oregon. The plant, which began operating in 2020, is owned and operated by Adapture Renewables, Inc. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. Baker City Solar is interconnected to the grid within the Idaho Power Company balancing authority, operating within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 30,933 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 23.4%. Baker City Solar is ranked as the 14th largest solar plant in Oregon out of 147, and nationally it is ranked 1690 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific figures are not provided.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Idaho Power Company
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
893 MWh
Latest Month
30.9K MWh
Annual Generation
23.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$38.3/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$24.2/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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