300 MW Solar operating in Pointe Coupee, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
300 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.6679, -91.3917
County
Pointe Coupee, LA
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 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Lightsource BP | — |
| Owner(s) | Oxbow Solar Farm 1, LLC | Chubu Electric Power | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Oxbow Solar 1 is a 300 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. The plant began operating in 2024 and is owned by Chubu Electric Power, a Japanese company. Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC is the listed operator per EIA data. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. It is currently ranked as the largest of nine solar plants in Louisiana, and 89th out of 639 solar plants nationally.
The plant's latest annual generation was 556,385 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.2%. Oxbow Solar 1 operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. Financial data indicates that the plant's installed cost and PPA price are tracked by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
28.0K MWh
Latest Month
556.4K MWh
Annual Generation
21.2%
Capacity Factor
$40.0/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
EES.OXBOW
Pricing Hub
LOUISIANA.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match