9 MW Solar operating in Adams, CO — Southwest Power Pool
9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.8926, -104.6685
County
Adams, CO
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC is a 9 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Adams County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It utilizes a single-axis tracking system to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its latest year of operation, Oak Leaf Solar XVIII generated 11,462 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 14.5%. The plant ranks 35th in size among 177 solar facilities in Colorado and 1943rd nationally out of 7108 plants. Financial data indicates that the plant's installed cost and power purchase agreement (PPA) details are available from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data sources.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
24.9 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
528 MWh
Latest Month
11.5K MWh
Annual Generation
14.5%
Capacity Factor
$79.6/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$15.8/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Knutson Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
—
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.