Milford Solar 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62812
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Beaver, UT
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Milford Solar 1, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 260,650 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 30.0%
- Balancing Authority
- PacifiCorp - East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Milford Solar 1
OperatingSolar
Ranked #9 of 58 Solar plants in UT#805 of 7447 nationally
99 MW Solar operating in Beaver, UT — PacifiCorp - East
EIAGEMWD
99 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.5107, -113.0344
County
Beaver, UT
Nearby Plants
- Escalante Solar II, LLCSolar80 MW · 1.4 km
- Escalante Solar I, LLCSolar80 MW · 1.6 km
- Escalante Solar III, LLCSolar80 MW · 4.3 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 | Milford Solar 1, LLC | First Solar | — |
| Owner(s) | New Energy Solar | US Solar Fund (USF) [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Solar Fund (USF) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Milford Solar 1 is a 99 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Beaver County, Utah. The plant, which began operating in 2020, is owned and operated by Milford Solar 1, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. As of the most recent data, Milford Solar 1 ranks as the 8th largest solar plant in Utah out of 58, and 641st nationally out of 7108.
The plant operates within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Milford Solar 1 generated 260,650 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.0%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $22.35 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 - East
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalSolar99 MWWest
Generation
11.3K MWh
Latest Month
260.6K MWh
Annual Generation
30.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$30.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.4/MWh
PPA Price
$15.7/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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