Padelford Solar
Solar power plant · Bristol County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- RWE Clean Energy
- County
- Bristol County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in Massachusetts
- #286 of 531
- EIA plant code
- 58032
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSMA | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Massachusetts
| GSPP Devens, LLC | Solar | 2.2 MW |
| North Adams Landfill | Solar | 2.2 MW |
| Pepperell Hydro Power Plant | Hydro | 2.2 MW |
| Shuman Solar | Solar | 2.2 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.2 MW solar plant and a 2.2 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Massachusetts power plants · What Massachusetts actually generates