Foley Clean Solar Facility, State Route 59 Corridor, Foley, Baldwin County, AL 36535Pine Gate Renewables
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EIA[3]-860M (September 2026) proposes operation in October 2026; FOX10 (2025) expected spring 2026, so the date has slipped.Foley Solar is an 80 MWac utility-scale solar plant on about 620 acres west of Foley in Baldwin County, Alabama. Hecate Energy bought the Craft Farms site and won city approval in 2023, then sold the project to Pine Gate Renewables, which plans to sell most of the power to Alabama Power. EIA lists the plant (operator Foley Solar, LLC) as construction complete but not yet in commercial operation, with operation proposed for October 2026.
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