Great Cove Solar
Fulton County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 65999 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate70MWSummer 70 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation124GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.9 | 1.7% | — |
| 2024 | 78.6 | 12.8% | — |
| 2025 | 117.5 | 19.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 70 | 70 | Dec 2023 | 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 Clean Energy | 100.0% | 70 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Elk Hill Solar 1 | 20 MW | 12.7 km |
| Great Cove Solar II | 150 MW | 15 km |
| Blairs Valley Solar Project | 20 MW | 16.8 km |
| Whitetail Solar 2 | 20 MW | 19.5 km |
| Whitetail Solar 3 | 20 MW | 23.8 km |
| Elk Hill Solar 2 | 15 MW | 24 km |