Livingston Solar Canopies
Middlesex County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 58505 · Operator: Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor3%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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 | 9.6 | 17.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.2 | 16.4% | — |
| 2015 | 9.3 | 16.5% | — |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 16.5% | — |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 15.9% | — |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 13.2% | — |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 13.7% | — |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 11.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 11.9% | — |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 10.2% | — |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.7% | — |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 3.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVSC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 6.6 | 6.4 | Jan 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rutgers, The State University of NJ. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Key Government Finance, Inc. | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Middlesex Vo Tech Solar 1 LLC | 2 MW | 0.3 km |
| Livingston Solar Farm | 1 MW | 0.8 km |
| Edison 0203 Community Solar - SLNNJ203 | 1 MW | 1.8 km |
| Prologis Edison 0405 - SLCNJ405 - Community Solar | 1 MW | 2.1 km |
| Rutgers Busch Liv (Lot 55, 58, 58A, 58B) | 1 MW | 2.5 km |
| Rutgers Busch Livingston Lot B & C | 2 MW | 3 km |