Water Strider Solar
Halifax County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 63549 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation163GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 178.9 | 25.5% | — |
| 2023 | 184.2 | 26.3% | — |
| 2024 | 173 | 24.6% | — |
| 2025 | 162.9 | 23.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 80 | 80 | Mar 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pigeon Run Solar Project | — | 16 km |
| Sycamore Solar | 42 MW | 16.9 km |
| Gladys Solar LLC | — | 17.5 km |
| Crystal Hill Solar | 65 MW | 21.2 km |
| Altavista Power Station | 71 MW | 24.7 km |
| HCE Roark Mill Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 25.1 km |