AES Tonawanda Solar LLC
Erie County, New York · EIA plant ID 63161 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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 | 3 | 17.3% | — |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 18.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 18.0% | — |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 16.7% | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 17.5% | — |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 15.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNWDA | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Corning Riverview (CSG) | 5 MW | 1.1 km |
| Indeck Yerkes Energy Center | 60 MW | 3.6 km |
| NY Grand Island 871 Whitehaven Rd Solar | 5 MW | 3.7 km |
| Comfort CSG | 4 MW | 6.6 km |
| Fortistar North Tonawanda | 66 MW | 6.9 km |
| NYSolar06 | — | 7.5 km |