Taylor County Solar
Taylor County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 59897 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate148MWSummer 143 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation257GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%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 | 33.1 | 15.8% | — |
| 2017 | 298 | 23.8% | — |
| 2018 | 289 | 23.1% | — |
| 2019 | 295.9 | 23.6% | — |
| 2020 | 269.7 | 21.5% | — |
| 2021 | 269 | 21.5% | — |
| 2022 | 262.9 | 21.0% | — |
| 2023 | 206.7 | 16.5% | — |
| 2024 | 245.4 | 19.5% | — |
| 2025 | 257.2 | 20.5% | — |
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 | 148 | 143 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SP Sandhills Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 148 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Butler Solar Farm 20 | 22 MW | 2 km |
| Butler Solar Project 103 | 104 MW | 3.1 km |
| Pawpaw Solar Plant | 31 MW | 4 km |
| White Pine Solar, LLC | 101 MW | 9.4 km |
| Taylor | 8 MW | 16.8 km |
| Edward L. Addison Generating Plant | 701 MW | 36.5 km |