50 MW Solar operating in Pittsylvania, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.9314, -79.3587
County
Pittsylvania, 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 | Whitehorn Solar, LLC | ENGIE | — |
| Owner(s) | Whitehorn Solar, LLC | ENGIE | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Whitehorn Solar is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned by ENGIE, a French multinational utility, and operated by Whitehorn Solar, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Whitehorn Solar is connected to the PJM Interconnection grid, a regional transmission organization (RTO) and its balancing authority. Within Virginia, the plant ranks 60th out of 168 power plants, and nationally it ranks 1124th out of 7108.
In its latest year of operation, Whitehorn Solar generated 77,599 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 17.7%. Financial data indicates that the plant's installed cost and power purchase agreement (PPA) details are tracked by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as part of their solar energy research.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Whitethorn Solar
3.9K MWh
Latest Month
77.6K MWh
Annual Generation
17.7%
Capacity Factor
$47.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$29.2/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
TAYLRMIL34.5 KV WHIHORSP
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match