Founders Homestead Farms Solar
A 4.5 MW solar power plant in Newport, Rhode Island, owned by AES Distributed Energy, commissioned in 2019.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 62302Solar
Nameplate capacity
4.5 MW
Primary fuel
Solar
Commissioned
2019
Location
Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
6.7 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Solar Photovoltaic
Units
1
Location
Newport, Rhode Island · 41.5768, -71.2782
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6.5 | |
| 2021 | 6.9 | |
| 2022 | 6.7 | |
| 2023 | 6.9 | |
| 2024 | 6.7 |
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