Independence Solar Farm
Jackson County, Missouri · EIA plant ID 61092 · Operator: MC Power Companies Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6 | 21.1% | — |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 19.3% | — |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 19.5% | — |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 18.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 19.3% | — |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 19.5% | — |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 16.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Mar 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: MC Power Companies Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Gardner Capital | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blue Valley | retired | 4.3 km |
| Station H | 43 MW | 8 km |
| Independence II Solar Farm | 9 MW | 8.7 km |
| Jackson Square | 36 MW | 10.9 km |
| Station I | 38 MW | 11.3 km |
| Hawthorn | 1,046 MW | 16.4 km |