West Valley Solar
Cattaraugus County, New York · EIA plant ID 66065 · Operator: West Valley Solar, LLC
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.7 | 11.1% | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 17.1% | — |
| 2024 | 15.7 | 17.8% | — |
| 2025 | 15.4 | 17.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Jun 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| WVS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Jun 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: West Valley Solar, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| West Valley Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| West Valley East | 5 MW | 1.7 km |
| West Valley West | 5 MW | 1.8 km |
| Pivot Solar NY 3 | 2 MW | 13.2 km |
| Machias PV | 2 MW | 14 km |
| Dunkleman Solar | 5 MW | 19.4 km |
| Chaffee Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 20.2 km |