Vale Air Solar Center, LLC
Malheur County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 60335 · Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation20GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%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 | 1.2 | 7.9% | — |
| 2017 | 19.9 | 22.7% | — |
| 2018 | 21.9 | 25.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.9 | 25.0% | — |
| 2020 | 22.4 | 25.6% | — |
| 2021 | 22.6 | 25.9% | — |
| 2022 | 21.6 | 24.6% | — |
| 2023 | 20.6 | 23.5% | — |
| 2024 | 20.1 | 22.9% | — |
| 2025 | 20.7 | 23.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASC1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 10 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cypress Creek Renewables | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Grove Solar Center, LLC | 6 MW | 10.4 km |
| Railroad Solar Center, LLC | 5 MW | 13.1 km |
| Morgan Solar Center | 3 MW | 14.7 km |
| Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Project | 33 MW | 18 km |
| Verde Light Community Solar | 3 MW | 21.8 km |
| Thunderegg Solar Center, LLC | 10 MW | 22 km |