Philip Morris — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59911
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Chesterfield, VA
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Parent Company
- Dominion Energy
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Philip Morris
OperatingSolar
Ranked #167 of 172 Solar plants in VA#5412 of 7447 nationally
2 MW Solar operating in Chesterfield, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.3418, -77.2870
County
Chesterfield, VA
Nearby Plants
- Park 500 Philip Morris USANatural Gas13 MW · 0.7 km
- Hopewell Power StationWood Waste71.1 MW · 5.0 km
- Hopewell MillBlack Liquor47.6 MW · 5.1 km
Ownership & Operator
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 | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Philip Morris solar photovoltaic plant is located in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The plant, owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co, has a total capacity of 2 MW. It began operating in 2016 and consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
The plant's output is dispatched into the PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization (RTO) and balancing authority. Within Virginia, the Philip Morris plant ranks as the 161st largest out of 168 power plants. Nationally, it is ranked 4637 out of 7108 plants. The plant resides within the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
13.2 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Alpine Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
0.811 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
ALPINE 13 KV TX1
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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