Cottontail Solar 1
York County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 65076 · Operator: Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation32GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2024
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.4 | 13.0% | — |
| 2025 | 31.9 | 18.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACT1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Jun 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cottontail Solar 1, LLC | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cottontail Solar 8 | 20 MW | 4.3 km |
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring Grove Facility | 104 MW | 5.1 km |
| Cottontail Solar 2 | 20 MW | 6 km |
| Dover Solar (PA) | — | 12.2 km |
| Hamilton (PA) | 20 MW | 14.1 km |
| York County Resource Recovery | 37 MW | 14.3 km |