Whitetail Solar 3

OperatingSolar

Ranked #35 of 87 Solar plants in PA#1648 of 7447 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Franklin, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.8782, -77.7691

County

Franklin, PA

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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	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC	Lightsource BP	—
Owner(s)	Whitetail Solar 3, LLC	Lightsource BP [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Lightsource BP [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Whitetail Solar 3 is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The plant, which began operating in 2020, utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. It is owned and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. As of the most recent data, Whitetail Solar 3 ranks as the 21st largest solar plant in Pennsylvania out of 87, and 1449th nationally out of 7108.

The plant's latest annual generation was 34,132 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.4%. Whitetail Solar 3 operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Financial data for the plant is available from LBNL, suggesting transparency in its economic performance.

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Engineering & Generators