Solar · United States

Pixley Solar Energy

Operational189 MWChecked 6 October 2026

The site

Technology: Solar
Capacity: 189 MW
Status: Operational
Operator: Public Service Co of Oklahoma
Location: Barber County, Kansas, United States
First operating: 2025
Balancing authority: SWPP

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Incidents on the register at this site

Fire at Pixley Solar Facility near Medicine LodgeEIR-1156 · 2026

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Incidents at solar farms in the United States

The register holds 137 incidents at solar farms in the United States, 87 of them fires, and 344 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

Vegetation fire contained at solar farm in Santa MargaritaEIR-1651 · 2026
Grass fire threatens solar panels in Bay CountyEIR-1649 · 2026
Tornado damages solar farm near Wheatfield in IndianaEIR-1645 · 2026
Solar panels ignite fire on roof of Olney homeEIR-1642 · 2026
Solar panel fire put out on Asheville Chamber of Commerce roofEIR-1641 · 2026

What fails at solar farms · All solar farms incidents

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts.