Bear Creek Solar Center
Deschutes County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 61281 · Operator: GCL New Energy, Inc.
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.7 | 19.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7 | 25.9% | — |
| 2020 | 23.6 | 26.9% | — |
| 2021 | 23.2 | 26.5% | — |
| 2022 | 23.8 | 27.2% | — |
| 2023 | 21.5 | 24.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCRSC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 10 | Sep 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: GCL New Energy, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| GCL New Energy, Inc. | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| OSLH, LLC | 10 MW | 0.7 km |
| NorWest Energy 2, LLC | 10 MW | 1.1 km |
| Bend | 1 MW | 6.1 km |
| Siphon Power Project | 5 MW | 8 km |
| Juniper Ridge Hydroelectric Project | 5 MW | 9.5 km |
| Tumbleweed Solar, LLC | 10 MW | 14.7 km |