Cottontail Solar 1

OperatingSolar

Ranked #31 of 87 Solar plants in PA#1683 of 7447 nationally

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

EIAGEM

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.9017, -76.8233

County

York, 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 Renewable Energy	—
Owner(s)	Cottontail Solar 1, 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

Cottontail Solar 1 is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in York County, Pennsylvania. The plant, which began operating in 2024, has a single generator and utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC is the plant's operator. Cottontail Solar 1 is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is situated within the RFC NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Cottontail Solar 1 generated 13,389 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 7.6%. The plant is ranked as the 23rd largest solar facility in Pennsylvania out of 87, and nationally it holds the 1543rd position among 7108 solar plants. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

69 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Interconnection Queue2 projectsBeta

Dover Solar

ActiveSolar20 MWPJM

Generation

1.3K MWh

Latest Month

13.4K MWh

Annual Generation

7.6%

Capacity Factor

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$59.1/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Bair Substation · 115 kV

Substation Distance

0.465 km

Operator

Met-Ed

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

BAIR 115 KV 1 BANK

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Location Type

Load Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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