78.5 MW Solar operating in Hancock, MS — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
78.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.4453, -89.5069
County
Hancock, MS
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 | Moonshot Solar, LLC | Birch Creek Development; Pine Gate Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Moonshot Solar, LLC | Birch Creek Development; Pine Gate Renewables | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Birch Creek Development; Pine Gate Renewables
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Moonshot is a 78.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Hancock County, Mississippi. The plant began operating in 2024 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Moonshot Solar, LLC. The primary fuel source is solar energy. Moonshot ranks as the 17th largest solar plant in Mississippi out of 32, and 765th nationally out of 7108. The plant's solar tracking technology is single-axis.
In its latest year of operation, Moonshot generated 174,404 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.3%. The plant operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $39.6 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
8.4K MWh
Latest Month
174.4K MWh
Annual Generation
25.3%
Capacity Factor
$39.6/MWh
PPA Price
Moonshot Solar, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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