Richmond Spider Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62011
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Spotsylvania, VA
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Distributed Energy
- Parent Company
- AES
- Annual Generation
- 37,309 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.2%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Richmond Spider Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #93 of 172 Solar plants in VA#1711 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar operating in Spotsylvania, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.2471, -77.7862
County
Spotsylvania, VA
Nearby Plants
- Pleinmont Solar 1Solar75 MW · 0.0 km
- Pleinmont Solar 2Solar240 MW · 0.0 km
- Highlander Solar Energy Station 1Solar165 MW · 0.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | AES | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Richmond Spider Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2020 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy, a subsidiary of AES. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Richmond Spider Solar is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection grid, operating within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 37,309 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.2%. Richmond Spider Solar is ranked as the 74th largest solar plant in Virginia out of 168, and 1393rd nationally out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and the plant has been mentioned in three news articles, covering industry and regulatory topics.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
1.5K MWh
Latest Month
37.3K MWh
Annual Generation
21.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$44.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$34.2/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
SPOTSLV 34.5 KV SPOTS2SP
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (5)Beta
General
Ways of Listening
Alicia Díaz is a dancer and professor at the University of Richmond. She studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center,...
Alicia Díaz (other)
Style Weekly·1 years ago
General
The Energy 'Offset' Bandwagon
A narrative of deceptive sustainability using the University of Richmond as a case study.
ArcGIS StoryMaps·3 years ago
Industry·corporate
The Cloudy Reality of the Spotsylvania Solar Farm
The University of Richmond is the first institution of higher education in the southeast to match 100 percent of its electricity needs with...
University of Richmond (other)Spotsylvania Solar Farm (developer)
ArcGIS StoryMaps·3 years ago
Industry·corporate
University of Richmond matches its energy needs with solar
The university is the second in the nation to match its energy usage with solar, following completion of the 20 MW Spider Solar project.
University of Richmond (other)Spider Solar (developer)
pv magazine USA·5 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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