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Ellis Solar

Solar power plant in Tompkins County, New York. 18 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Altus Power America Management, LLC.

Also known as EIA plant 62413

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Key facts

Capacity
18 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
December 2019First generator online
Operator
Altus Power America Management, LLCEIA operator ID 60281
Grid
NYISOBalancing authority NYIS
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Tompkins County, NY42.4446, −76.4332
EIA plant ID
62413EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Ellis Solar produces

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Net generation, 2025

27.7 GWh

27,738 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

17.6%

2024: 13.0%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2020 to 2025

16.4–29.2

GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2020

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
20190Not reported1 of 12
202029,20518.5%12 of 12
202128,17217.9%12 of 12
202228,12017.8%12 of 12
202316,36610.4%12 of 12
202420,50613.0%12 of 12
202527,73817.6%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 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

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No 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

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
ELLISSolar Photovoltaic18.0December 2019

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Altus Power America Management, LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

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.

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Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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Questions about Ellis Solar

How much power does Ellis Solar produce?

Ellis Solar reported 27,738 MWh (27.7 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 17.6% capacity factor on 18 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Ellis Solar?

Ellis Solar is in Tompkins County, New York, at 42.4446, −76.4332. It is in the New York Independent System Operator balancing area (NYIS).

Who operates Ellis Solar?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Altus Power America Management, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 60281). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Ellis Solar start operating?

Its first generator began operating in December 2019, 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