SunEast Hilltop Solar Project — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63868
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Rensselaer, NY
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Hilltop Solar NY LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- New York Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO
- NERC Region
- NPCC
SunEast Hilltop Solar Project
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #50 of 706 Solar plants in NY#1598 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar planned in Rensselaer, NY — New York Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
42.8086, -73.6405
County
Rensselaer, NY
Nearby Plants
- Bridgewater 2Solar5 MW · 3.8 km
- Bridgewater 1Solar5 MW · 3.8 km
- North TroySolar4 MW · 3.9 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 | Hilltop Solar NY LLC | SunEast Development | — |
| Owner(s) | Hilltop Solar NY LLC | SunEast Development LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as SunEast Development LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The SunEast Hilltop Solar Project is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Rensselaer County, New York. The plant, identified by plant ID 63868, is owned and operated by Hilltop Solar NY LLC. It consists of a single generator and utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
The facility operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. Based on capacity, the SunEast Hilltop Solar Project ranks as the 50th largest out of 695 power plants in New York state, and 1481st out of 7108 plants nationally.
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
COLONIE_LFGE__
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone F
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
323577Nearby ISO Node
24018Substation
24059Substation
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