80 MW Solar operating in Fall River, SD — Southwest Power Pool
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.1492, -103.3378
County
Fall River, SD
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 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Fall River Solar, LLC is an 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Fall River County, South Dakota. The plant, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology. As of the most recent data, it ranks as the second-largest of four solar plants in South Dakota, and 742nd nationally out of 7108 plants.
The plant's latest annual generation was 171,305 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 24.4%. Fall River Solar operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $29.33 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
5.9K MWh
Latest Month
171.3K MWh
Annual Generation
24.4%
Capacity Factor
$31.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$29.3/MWh
PPA Price
$15.9/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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