Solar farms in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 77 operating solar farms with 0.5 GW of capacity. 4 came online in 2025.
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Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up
Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.
Rhode Island had 7 solar farms online in 2016 and 77 in 2026
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Solar farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.
The 10 largest solar farms in Rhode Island
Operating, by capacity
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Hollow Solar | 2023 | 41 MW |
| 2 | Dry Bridge Solar (Brown University) | 2023 | 40 MW |
| 3 | University Solar, LLC | 2019 | 24 MW |
| 4 | GD West Greenwich Nooseneck I, LLC | 2022 | 20 MW |
| 5 | Gold Meadow Farms | 2019 | 16 MW |
| 6 | Alton Road Solar | 2019 | 14 MW |
| 7 | TPE King Solar Holdings1, LLC (CSG) | 2022 | 13 MW |
| 8 | Rhode Island Solar Renewable Energy IV, | 2023 | 12 MW |
| 9 | GD Hopkinton Main I, LLC | 2020 | 11 MW |
| 10 | Hope Farm Solar, LLC | 2019 | 10 MW |
Solar farms that came online most recently in Rhode Island
Newest first
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WSD Coventry | 2025 | 5 MW |
| 2 | Pomham Islander (CSG) | 2025 | 3 MW |
| 3 | GD Richmond Beaver River I LLC | 2025 | 5 MW |
| 4 | Exeter Mail CSG | 2025 | 5 MW |
| 5 | Exeter Renewables 1 | 2024 | 10 MW |
| 6 | Woodville Solar (CSG) | 2024 | 5 MW |
| 7 | White Brook Renewables PV | 2024 | 4 MW |
| 8 | Exeter Ten (CSG) | 2024 | 3 MW |
| 9 | TPE RI WA1 Solar | 2024 | 4 MW |
| 10 | TPE RI WA2 Solar | 2024 | 3 MW |
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans
How Cleanview tracks solar farms
Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.
Questions about solar farms in Rhode Island
- How many solar farms are in Rhode Island?
- Rhode Island has 77 operating utility-scale solar farms with 0.5 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
- What is the largest solar farm in Rhode Island?
- Robin Hollow Solar in Kent County, Rhode Island is the largest, at 41 MW. It came online in 2023.
- How many solar farms were built in Rhode Island in 2025?
- 4 solar farms came online in Rhode Island in 2025, with 18 MW of capacity.
- Who is developing solar farms in Rhode Island?
- Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.
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