Southbridge Solar
Worcester County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 60278 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor8%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 2.7 | 19.7% | — |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 18.6% | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 17.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 17.8% | — |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 17.7% | — |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 17.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 17.3% | — |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 13.5% | — |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 14.9% | — |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 12.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBRDG | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.9 | 1.9 | Mar 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dresser Hill CSG | 4 MW | 1.1 km |
| Farley Road Community Solar | 2 MW | 1.4 km |
| Sampson Road Community Solar | 2 MW | 1.4 km |
| Annese Solar Project Hybrid CSG | 8 MW | 1.8 km |
| West A&B Solar Project Hybrid CSG | 4 MW | 1.9 km |
| Incom Solar, LLC CSG | 2 MW | 1.9 km |