Lowell Solar Landfill
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 59873 · Operator: Heliovaas LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.9 | 16.3% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 15.6% | — |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 16.1% | — |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 12.2% | — |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 12.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 14.5% | — |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 11.1% | — |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 9.9% | — |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 11.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 10.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.3 | 1.3 | Dec 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Heliovaas LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lowell Solar Landfill LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Tanner Street Generation | retired | 5.1 km |
| BWC Stony Brook, LLC Hybrid | 2 MW | 5.6 km |
| Westford Solar Park | 4 MW | 6.5 km |
| Boott Hydropower | 23 MW | 6.5 km |
| Iron Horse Solar 4, LLC | 5 MW | 8.3 km |
| Shaffer | 5 MW | 8.9 km |