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135 MW Solar operating in St Landry, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
135 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.6100, -92.1700
County
St Landry, LA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Lightsource BP | — |
| Owner(s) | Prairie Ronde Solar Farm, LLC | Lightsource BP | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Lightsource BP
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Prairie Ronde Solar Farm is a 135 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in St. Landry County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 2024, utilizes single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. Prairie Ronde is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the SERC NERC region. It ranks as the 8th largest solar plant in Louisiana out of 9, and 450th nationally out of 639 plants.
In its most recent year of operation, Prairie Ronde Solar Farm generated 270,203 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.8%. Financial data indicates that the plant's installed cost and PPA price are tracked by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
11.5K MWh
Latest Month
270.2K MWh
Annual Generation
22.8%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2024
$44.7/MWh
LCOE
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
LOUISIANA.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP