Chesapeake College — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60465
- Capacity
- 1.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Queen Annes, MD
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Tesla Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 2,374 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.0%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Chesapeake College
OperatingSolar
Ranked #146 of 184 Solar plants in MD#6102 of 7447 nationally
1.5 MW Solar operating in Queen Annes, MD — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
1.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.9462, -76.0807
County
Queen Annes, MD
Nearby Plants
- Wye Mills VNEM CSGSolar10 MW · 3.1 km
- Portage Solar PlantSolar11.8 MW · 3.2 km
- Bd of Educ of Queen Anne's Cnty, Cnty HSSolar1.7 MW · 10.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tesla Inc. | Tesla | — |
| Owner(s) | Solar Integrated Fund IV-A, LLC | Solar Integrated Fund IV-A LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Solar Integrated Fund IV-A LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Chesapeake College is a 1.5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Queen Annes County, Maryland. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. Tesla Inc. is the listed operator per EIA data. The plant utilizes a fixed tilt solar tracking system.
The plant's latest annual generation was 2,374 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 18.0%. Chesapeake College operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Based on its total capacity, the plant is ranked 143 out of 183 power plants in Maryland and 5675 out of 7108 plants nationally. The plant's primary fuel source is solar (SUN).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
0.48 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
94 MWh
Latest Month
2.4K MWh
Annual Generation
18.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wye Mills Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
1.941 km
Operator
Delmarva Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
WYEMILLS69 KV LOADT3
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (2)Beta
General
Report: Tesla is secretly building a giant 100 MW battery in Texas
A Tesla Inc. subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage LLC is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas.
Ars Technica·5 years ago
General
Silicon Valley may be powered using giant lithium-ion batteries under new projects to switch away from fossil fuels
California utility PG&E Corp. has proposed using giant lithium-ion batteries, including packs supplied by Tesla Inc., to supply power to...
The Japan Times·7 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
View all articles