Town of Needham VNEM CSG
Solar power plant in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. 3 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Tesla Inc..
Also known as Town of Needham VNEM (CSG) · EIA plant 60110
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 3 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- February 2016First generator online
- Operator
- Tesla Inc.EIA operator ID 57313
- Grid
- ISO-NEBalancing authority ISNE
- Price nodes
- 1 ISONE nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Norfolk County, MA42.2767, −71.2594
- EIA plant ID
- 60110EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Town of Needham VNEM CSG produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
4.14 GWh
4,138 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
15.7%
2024: 12.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2017 to 2025
3.3–4.2
GWh a year. Low 2020, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | 3,499 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2017 | 4,204 | 16.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 3,957 | 15.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 3,562 | 13.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 3,344 | 12.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 3,993 | 15.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 3,712 | 14.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 4,000 | 15.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 3,344 | 12.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 4,138 | 15.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ISONEEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 | February 2016 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Tesla Inc. as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Town of Needham VNEM CSG
How much power does Town of Needham VNEM CSG produce?
Town of Needham VNEM CSG reported 4,138 MWh (4.14 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 15.7% capacity factor on 3 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Town of Needham VNEM CSG?
Town of Needham VNEM CSG is in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at 42.2767, −71.2594. It is in the ISO New England Inc. balancing area (ISNE).
Who operates Town of Needham VNEM CSG?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Tesla Inc. as the operator (EIA operator ID 57313). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Town of Needham VNEM CSG start operating?
Its first generator began operating in February 2016, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Town of Needham VNEM CSG?
Yes. InfraMap has ISONE day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Town of Needham VNEM CSG, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- ISONE day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page