Watervliet PV
Berrien County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 59853 · Operator: Indiana Michigan Power Co
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6 | 9.0% | — |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 19.1% | — |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 15.2% | — |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 12.1% | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 13.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 12.5% | — |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 16.5% | — |
| 2024 | 6.6 | 16.4% | — |
| 2025 | 7.2 | 17.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVPV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.6 | 4.6 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Indiana Michigan Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Watervliet | 4 MW | 4.4 km |
| New Covert Generating Facility | 1,176 MW | 15.6 km |
| Palisades | 812 MW | 16.3 km |
| Berrien Springs | 7 MW | 28.6 km |
| Murch Solar, LLC | — | 28.7 km |
| Pullman Solar, LLC | 20 MW | 33.2 km |