West Valley Solar
Solar power plant · Cattaraugus County, New York
Nameplate capacity
10 MW
Rank in New York
#224
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2022
June 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- West Valley Solar, LLC
- County
- Cattaraugus County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in New York
- #26 of 716
- EIA plant code
- 66065
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| WVS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2022 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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 New York power plants · What New York actually generates