Frenchtown III Solar
Hunterdon County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 58564 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%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 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 16.6% | — |
| 2015 | 13.5 | 19.6% | — |
| 2016 | 13.6 | 19.6% | — |
| 2017 | 12.7 | 18.3% | — |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4 | 17.9% | — |
| 2020 | 12.9 | 18.6% | — |
| 2021 | 12.6 | 18.1% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 16.3% | — |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 13.8% | — |
| 2024 | 12.2 | 17.6% | — |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 17.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3NJ | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 7.9 | 7.9 | Dec 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Frenchtown I Solar | 3 MW | 4.4 km |
| Frenchtown II Solar | 3 MW | 5 km |
| Quakertown Solar Farm, LLC | 9 MW | 7.7 km |
| Quakertown Solar Farm II | 9 MW | 8.1 km |
| East Amwell | 2 MW | 12.8 km |
| Raritan Solar - 53 Highway | 8 MW | 13.5 km |