Cove Mountain Solar
Iron County, Utah · EIA plant ID 62469 · Operator: Cove Mountain Solar LLC
Nameplate58MWSummer 58 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation161GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor32%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49.1 | 57.8% | — |
| 2021 | 159.1 | 31.3% | — |
| 2022 | 161.6 | 31.8% | — |
| 2023 | 158 | 31.1% | — |
| 2024 | 154.3 | 30.3% | — |
| 2025 | 159 | 31.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 58 | 58 | Nov 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cove Mountain Solar LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cove Mountain Solar LLC | 100.0% | 58 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Enterprise Storage | 80 MW | 2 km |
| Enterprise Solar, LLC | 80 MW | 2.1 km |
| Cove Mountain Solar 2 | 122 MW | 2.3 km |
| Red Butte Solar and Storage | — | 2.4 km |
| Beryl Solar Plant | 3 MW | 2.9 km |
| Granite Mountain Solar West, LLC | 50 MW | 32.6 km |