St. James Solar (LA)
St. James County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 62854 · Operator: St. James Solar, LLC
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation50GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | 24.3% | — |
| 2024 | 45.4 | 25.8% | — |
| 2025 | 49.6 | 28.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Feb 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: St. James Solar, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| St. James Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Vacherie Solar Energy Center, LLC | — | 0.8 km |
| Louisiana Sugar Refining | 7 MW | 9.7 km |
| Gramercy Holdings LLC | 85 MW | 10.9 km |
| Mosaic Phosphates Uncle Sam | 26 MW | 11.7 km |
| Waterford 5 | — | 23.9 km |
| Waterford 6 | — | 23.9 km |