SunEast Hills Solar Project — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62895
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Herkimer, NY
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Hills Solar NY LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- New York Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO
- NERC Region
- NPCC
SunEast Hills Solar Project
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #54 of 706 Solar plants in NY#1609 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar planned in Herkimer, NY — New York Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
43.0683, -74.8492
County
Herkimer, NY
Nearby Plants
- SunEast Grassy Knoll Solar ProjectSolar20 MW · 0.6 km
- Little Falls Solar 1Solar2 MW · 1.8 km
- Little Falls HydroHydro13 MW · 3.1 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 | Hills Solar NY LLC | SunEast Development | — |
| Owner(s) | Hills Solar NY LLC | Cordelio Power | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cordelio Power
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The SunEast Hills Solar Project is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Herkimer County, New York. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 62895, is owned and operated by Hills Solar NY LLC. It utilizes a fixed-tilt solar tracking system. The plant consists of a single generator.
The SunEast Hills Solar Project operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. It is the 37th largest solar plant in New York out of 695, and ranks 1442nd nationally out of 7108 solar plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
New York Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
HARDSCRABBLE_WT_PWR
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone E
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
323673Nearby ISO Node
23807Substation
24050Substation
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