Gaston Solar I - SC
Lexington County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 61530 · Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation16GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16.4 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.8 | 23.3% | — |
| 2020 | 20.8 | 23.2% | — |
| 2021 | 16.8 | 18.9% | — |
| 2022 | 19.4 | 21.8% | — |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 22.5% | — |
| 2024 | 16.6 | 18.5% | — |
| 2025 | 16.5 | 18.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10.2 | 10.2 | Mar 2018 | 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.
| Gaston II | 8 MW | 0.4 km |
| Gunsight Solar, LLC | 75 MW | 4.3 km |
| Swamp Fox Solar | 11 MW | 13.6 km |
| Columbia Energy Center (SC) | 669 MW | 13.6 km |
| Champion Solar | 11 MW | 14.2 km |
| Odyssey Solar | 8 MW | 14.5 km |