Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array
Solar power plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 1.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array.
Also known as EIA plant 61198
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2011First generator online
- Operator
- Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar ArrayEIA operator ID 60812
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Montgomery County, PA40.2154, −75.2831
- EIA plant ID
- 61198EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
1.59 GWh
1,585 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
12.1%
2024: 12.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
0.0–1.8
GWh a year. Low 2020, high 2023
| 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 | 1,760 | 13.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 1,579 | 12.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 1,389 | 10.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 774 | 5.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 1,483 | 11.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 1,834 | 14.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,602 | 12.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 1,585 | 12.1% | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA-1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.5 | January 2011 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array 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 Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array
How much power does Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array produce?
Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array reported 1,585 MWh (1.59 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 12.1% capacity factor on 1.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array?
Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2154, −75.2831. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array as the operator (EIA operator ID 60812). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Merck - Upper Gwynedd Solar Array start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2011, 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)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page