Rhode Island Solar Renewable Energy IV,
Solar power plant · Newport County, Rhode Island
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Rhode Island Solar Renewable Energy IV, LLC
- County
- Newport County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.46%
- Rank among solar plants in Rhode Island
- #8 of 75
- EIA plant code
- 67117
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST | Solar Photovoltaic | 8.4 MW | 8.4 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| WEST | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.4 MW | 3.4 MW | 2023 | 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 Rhode Island
| Alton Road Solar | Solar | 14 MW |
| TPE King Solar Holdings1, LLC (CSG) | Solar | 13 MW |
| Central Power Plant | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| GD Hopkinton Main I, LLC | Solar | 11 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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 Rhode Island power plants · What Rhode Island actually generates