Saluda Solar, LLC
Saluda County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 60535 · Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%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 | 0.3 | 5.6% | — |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 5.7% | — |
| 2018 | 13.2 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1 | 22.0% | — |
| 2020 | 12.2 | 20.4% | — |
| 2021 | 13.3 | 22.3% | — |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 23.3% | — |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 20.3% | — |
| 2024 | 13.1 | 21.9% | — |
| 2025 | 13.5 | 22.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 6.8 | 6.8 | Dec 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% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Saluda Solar II | 3 MW | 6.2 km |
| Catalina Solar (SC) | 75 MW | 18.2 km |
| Beulah Solar | 75 MW | 19.7 km |
| Hudson Place Solar Plant | — | 31.2 km |
| Briarwood | 2 MW | 32.1 km |
| Shaw Creek Solar, LLC | 75 MW | 32.8 km |