100 MW Solar operating in Pinal, AZ — Salt River Project
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.8694, -111.5128
County
Pinal, AZ
Nearby Plants
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 | Saint Solar LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Saint Solar LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Saint Solar is a 100 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pinal County, Arizona. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Saint Solar LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. The plant is interconnected to the Salt River Project balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Saint Solar generated 284,069 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 32.4%. The plant holds the rank of 20 out of 23 solar plants in Arizona, and 627 out of 639 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $22.71 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Salt River Project
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
14.3K MWh
Latest Month
284.1K MWh
Annual Generation
32.4%
Capacity Factor
$26.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.7/MWh
PPA Price
$11.2/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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