Electric generating plantEIA plant no. 68927

Adelite Solar, LLC

Type
Solar Photovoltaic
Nameplate capacity
25.0 MW
Units
1
Operator
Birch Creek Development
Location
Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri
Rated 74th largest in Missouri · 4641st of 14,017 in the U.S. · by nameplate

Adelite Solar, LLC is a solar power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 25.0 MW.

The 25.0 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.

How it works

A solar farm

DCAC1panels turn light into DC current2inverters make AC3to the grid
  1. Silicon cells in each panel turn sunlight directly into direct current (DC). Nothing moves; nothing burns.
  2. Inverters convert DC into the alternating current (AC) the grid uses.
  3. A substation raises the voltage and sends it onto transmission lines.

Why the numbers look like this: panels make nothing at night and less in winter, so even a well-placed U.S. solar farm averages around a quarter of its nameplate over a year. Watch the monthly bars: they swell in summer and shrink in December.

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

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Location

AddressNw State Hwy CC
CityHamilton
CountyCaldwell County
StateMissouri
ZIP64644
Coordinates39.75533, -94.01234
OperatorBirch Creek Development

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelNameplate capacityStatusOnline
ADELISolar PhotovoltaicSolar25.0 MWUnder Construction—

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Solar plants

Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.

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