Volkswagen Solar System
Hamilton County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 58401 · Operator: SR Enterprise South LLC
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor16%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.3 | 19.2% | — |
| 2014 | 14 | 20.2% | — |
| 2015 | 12.9 | 18.7% | — |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 20.6% | — |
| 2017 | 12.9 | 18.6% | — |
| 2018 | 11.6 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4 | 18.6% | — |
| 2020 | 11.9 | 17.8% | — |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 17.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2 | 16.8% | — |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 16.7% | — |
| 2024 | 11.7 | 17.5% | — |
| 2025 | 12.4 | 18.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 7.6 | 7.6 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SR Enterprise South LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SR Enterprise South LLC | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Chickamauga | 160 MW | 9.3 km |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Solar | 3 MW | 11 km |
| Sequoyah | 2,441 MW | 14.7 km |
| Whitfield Cooper | 1 MW | 23.1 km |
| Raccoon Mountain | 1,714 MW | 24.2 km |
| SR Sequatchie | 8 MW | 39.5 km |