Black Bear Solar 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63765
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Montgomery, AL
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 214,312 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 24.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Black Bear Solar 1
OperatingSolar
Ranked #5 of 25 Solar plants in AL#743 of 7447 nationally
100 MW Solar operating in Montgomery, AL — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
EIAGEMWD
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.1949, -86.3306
County
Montgomery, AL
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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 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Lightsource Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Black Bear Alabama Solar 1, LLC | Lightsource BP [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Lightsource BP [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Black Bear Solar 1 is a 100 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Montgomery County, Alabama. The plant began operating in 2023 and is owned and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Black Bear Solar 1 is ranked 5th out of 5 solar plants in Alabama and 624th out of 639 nationally.
The plant operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In its most recent year of operation, Black Bear Solar 1 generated 214,312 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.5%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $21.69 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
9.0K MWh
Latest Month
214.3K MWh
Annual Generation
24.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$27.7/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$21.7/MWh
PPA Price
$27.8/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
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