2.1 MW Solar operating in Rockingham, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
2.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.3832, -78.6437
County
Rockingham, VA
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 | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Virginia Electric and Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Dominion Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Merck solar photovoltaic plant is located in Rockingham County, Virginia. The plant has a total capacity of 2.1 MW and began operating in 2017. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The primary fuel source is solar energy.
The plant is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. It operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In terms of size, the Merck plant ranks 159th out of 168 power plants in Virginia, and 4527th out of 7108 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Merck Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.308 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
MERCK5 13 KV TX1LD
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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