Lily Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63548
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Allendale, SC
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- X-Elio North America Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 161,974 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Dominion Energy South Carolina
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Lily Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #28 of 145 Solar plants in SC#1192 of 7447 nationally
70 MW Solar operating in Allendale, SC — Dominion Energy South Carolina
EIAGEMWD
70 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.0939, -81.4351
County
Allendale, SC
Nearby Plants
- Haley SolarSolar8.2 MW · 15.4 km
- Edison SolarSolar4.8 MW · 17.3 km
- Allendale BiomassWood Waste22.5 MW · 17.6 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 | X-Elio North America Inc | X-Elio North America | — |
| Owner(s) | X-Elio North America Inc | X-Elio [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as X-Elio [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Lily Solar is a 70 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Allendale County, South Carolina. The plant began operating in 2020 and has a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by X-Elio North America Inc. Lily Solar ranks as the 27th largest solar plant in South Carolina out of 143, and 1005th nationally out of 7108. The plant operates within the Dominion Energy South Carolina balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Lily Solar generated 161,974 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific details are not provided.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Dominion Energy South Carolina
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
7.8K MWh
Latest Month
162.0K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$45.7/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$29.7/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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