Steel Bridge Solar, LLC
Polk County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 60057 · Operator: Steel Bridge Solar. LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 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 | 3 | 16.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 19.3% | — |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 15.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 17.4% | — |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 20.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 10.8% | — |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 18.8% | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.2% | — |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 17.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEL | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.3 | 2.3 | Feb 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Steel Bridge Solar. LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Steel Bridge Solar. LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| Ballston Solar LLC | 2 MW | 6 km |