Stafford MS Ground Mount Community Solar
Tolland County, Connecticut · EIA plant ID 60880 · Operator: Town of Stafford, CT
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation3GWh12 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 | 2.5 | 28.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 18.7% | — |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 17.9% | — |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 18.3% | — |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 17.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 19.2% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 18.0% | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 17.8% | — |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 17.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Jul 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| MS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Jul 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Town of Stafford, CT. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Town of Stafford, CT | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Stafford Solar One | 4 MW | 5.1 km |
| Willington Solar One, LLC | — | 5.9 km |
| Somers Solar Center, LLC | 5 MW | 11.4 km |
| Hampden Landfill Solar LLC | 5 MW | 13.3 km |
| Hampden | 3 MW | 14 km |
| Monson Solar, LLC | 2 MW | 15 km |