Goose Prairie Solar
Yakima County, Washington · EIA plant ID 67261 · Operator: Goose Prairie Solar LLC
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation182GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2024
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | 7.9% | — |
| 2025 | 177.4 | 25.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOSE | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 80 | 80 | Dec 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Goose Prairie Solar LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Goose Prairie Solar LLC | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ostrea Solar, LLC | 80 MW | 19.9 km |
| Roza | 13 MW | 20.7 km |
| High Top Solar | — | 21.5 km |
| Drop 2 (WA) | 3 MW | 24.3 km |
| Drop 3 (WA) | 2 MW | 27.2 km |
| Priest Rapids | 950 MW | 28.4 km |