M72 West Solar
Leelanau County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 63660 · Operator: Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor14%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.1 | 4.0% | — |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 12.2% | — |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 10.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 14.2% | — |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 13.3% | — |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 15.9% | — |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 14.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M72W | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Heritage Sustainable Energy. LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| TCLP Solar Phase 1 | 1 MW | 0.7 km |
| Green Lake Solar | 1 MW | 0.7 km |
| Kalkaska CT #1 | 61 MW | 40.6 km |
| Hodenpyl | 17 MW | 47 km |
| C W Tippy | 20 MW | 60.6 km |
| Cadillac Renewable Energy | 44 MW | 61 km |