Hawthorn Solar I

OperatingSolar

Ranked #17 of 41 Solar plants in MO#2127 of 7790 nationally

10 MW Solar operating in Jackson, MO — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEM

10 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.1333, -94.4865

County

Jackson, MO

Nearby Plants

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Status

as of 4y 4m ago

Latest milestoneconstruction announcement · 2022-01-05Missouri Independent · 2022-01-05

Expected COD2022-Q4Missouri Independent · 2022-01-05

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Evergy Metro	Evergy	—
Owner(s)	Evergy Metro	Evergy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperEvergyMissouri Independent · 2022-01-05

About

Hawthorn Solar I is a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Jackson County, Missouri. The plant, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Evergy through its Evergy Metro subsidiary. It utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Hawthorn Solar I is connected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

The plant's latest annual generation was 10,508 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 12.0%. Hawthorn Solar I is ranked as the 12th largest solar plant in Missouri out of 36, and nationally it is ranked 1807 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

SPP

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization

Balancing Authority

Generation

303 MWh

Latest Month

10.5K MWh

Annual Generation

12.0%

Capacity Factor

Financial Data

LBNL SolarLBNL Utility-Scale Solar, OEDI SolarOEDI Solar Market ValuesHIGH

Data from 2023–2024

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$30.7/MWh

Energy Value

$30.5/MWh

Capacity Value

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Levee Substation · 161 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

Evergy

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

SPP

LMP Node

KCPL.HAW10

Pricing Hub

SPP South Hub

Alt. Hub / Zone

SPP North Hub

Location Type

Settlement Location

Node Source

Curated node match

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