Midway Solar Farm 1
Solar power plant in Imperial County, California. 50 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by 83WI 8ME, LLC.
Also known as Midway Solar Farm I · EIA plant 60336
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 50 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2018First generator online
- Operator
- 83WI 8ME, LLCEIA operator ID 60118
- Grid
- IIDBalancing authority IID
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Imperial County, CA33.1766, −115.5728
- EIA plant ID
- 60336EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Midway Solar Farm 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
108 GWh
108,244 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
24.7%
2024: 27.6%
January to July 2026
49.2 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2018 to 2025
105.6–140.8
GWh a year. Low 2020, high 2018
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | 0 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2018 | 140,843 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 130,023 | 29.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 105,641 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 126,391 | 28.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 123,423 | 28.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 123,238 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 121,078 | 27.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 108,244 | 24.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 49,166 | 19.3% | 7 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 accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSF1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 50.0 | January 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists 83WI 8ME, LLC 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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How much power does Midway Solar Farm 1 produce?
Midway Solar Farm 1 reported 108,244 MWh (108 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 24.7% capacity factor on 50 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 49.2 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Midway Solar Farm 1?
Midway Solar Farm 1 is in Imperial County, California, at 33.1766, −115.5728. It is in the Imperial Irrigation District balancing area (IID).
Who operates Midway Solar Farm 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 83WI 8ME, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 60118). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Midway Solar Farm 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2018, according to EIA-860M.
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)
- 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