Polk Cedartown 2
Polk County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 68619 · Operator: Westbound Solar 3, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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 | 3.8 | 18.3% | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 23.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLC2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.4 | 2.4 | Mar 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Westbound Solar 3, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Westbound Solar 3, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Polk County GA S1, LLC | 3 MW | 0.6 km |
| Cedartown Battery Energy Storage Project | retired | 1.3 km |
| Polk Cedartown | 2 MW | 7.1 km |
| Sewell Creek Energy | 570 MW | 12.5 km |
| Rockmart | 3 MW | 17.8 km |
| Inland Paperboard Packaging Rome | 70 MW | 25.3 km |