Sanford Solar
York County, Maine · EIA plant ID 63667 · Operator: Sanford Airport Solar, LLC
Nameplate49MWSummer 49 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation88GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8.3% | — |
| 2021 | 87.6 | 20.2% | — |
| 2022 | 96.7 | 22.3% | — |
| 2023 | 85.1 | 19.7% | — |
| 2024 | 90.8 | 20.9% | — |
| 2025 | 85.7 | 19.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 49.4 | 49.4 | Nov 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sanford Airport Solar, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sanford Airport Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 49 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sanford -NY | 5 MW | 3.3 km |
| Mousam River Solar | 20 MW | 5.1 km |
| Sanford CGA | 5 MW | 6 km |
| Sanford ESS, LLC | — | 7.8 km |
| Quarry | 5 MW | 13.8 km |
| Acton | 4 MW | 14.4 km |