Muscle Shoals
Solar power plant in Colbert County, Alabama. 227 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Muscle Shoals Solar, LLC.
Also known as Muscle Shoals Solar · EIA plant 62462
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 227 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 2021First generator online
- Operator
- Muscle Shoals Solar, LLCEIA operator ID 63647
- Grid
- TVABalancing authority TVA
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Colbert County, AL34.7697, −87.9045
- EIA plant ID
- 62462EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Muscle Shoals produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
427 GWh
426,583 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
21.5%
2024: 21.3%
January to July 2026
260 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2022 to 2025
424.4–490.0
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 112,859 | Not reported | 4 of 12 |
| 2022 | 490,011 | 24.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 448,853 | 22.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 424,372 | 21.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 426,583 | 21.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 260,121 | 22.5% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 227.0 | September 2021 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Muscle Shoals Solar, 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 Muscle Shoals produce?
Muscle Shoals reported 426,583 MWh (427 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 21.5% capacity factor on 227 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 260 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is in Colbert County, Alabama, at 34.7697, −87.9045. It is in the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing area (TVA).
Who operates Muscle Shoals?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Muscle Shoals Solar, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 63647). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Muscle Shoals start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 2021, 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)
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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