Yellow Barn Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68584
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Tompkins, NY
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Lydian Energy
- Parent Company
- CS Energy
- Balancing Authority
- New York Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Yellow Barn Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #8 of 706 Solar plants in NY#465 of 7447 nationally
160 MW Solar planned in Tompkins, NY — New York Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
160 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
42.5650, -76.4391
County
Tompkins, NY
Nearby Plants
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- Cornell HydroHydro1.9 MW · 13.1 km
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 | Lydian Energy | CS Energy Ltd [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Lydian Energy | CS Energy | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Yellow Barn Solar is a 160 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Tompkins County, New York. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The facility is operated by Lydian Energy, with CS Energy as the parent company, which is based in Australia.
Yellow Barn Solar operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 7th largest solar plant out of 16 in New York state, and 327th out of 639 solar plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
New York Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
UNKNOWN confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone E
Node Source
Plant coordinates only
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