SunEast Watkins Road Solar ProjectPlanned
Herkimer County, New York · EIA plant ID 62896 · Operator: Watkins Road Solar NY LLC
20 MW planned (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Nov 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q586 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | planned Nov 2027 | Planned | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Watkins Road Solar NY LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Warrior Solar Partners | 5 MW | 5.9 km |
| Herkimer | 2 MW | 6.6 km |
| Diamond Solar (NY) | — | 7.3 km |
| Ny Frankfort Bleecker St - Frankfort -NG | 4 MW | 10.3 km |
| Hacadam Hill Solar | — | 12.3 km |
| Little Falls Solar | 2 MW | 13.8 km |