Sunlight Road Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #14 of 29 Solar plants in LA#1313 of 7447 nationally

50 MW Solar operating in Washington, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

50 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.7818, -90.2174

County

Washington, LA

Nearby Plants

Iris Solar LLC
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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	Sunlight Road Solar, LLC	DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Sunlight Road Solar, LLC	DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Sunlight Road Solar is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Washington County, Louisiana. The plant, owned and operated by Sunlight Road Solar, LLC, commenced operations in 2024. It utilizes a single-axis tracking system to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and is situated within the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Sunlight Road Solar generated 116,276 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.5%. Sunlight Road Solar ranks as the 15th largest solar plant in Louisiana (out of 29) and 1149th nationally (out of 7108). Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

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