Cottontail Solar 5

OperatingSolar

Ranked #28 of 87 Solar plants in PA#1688 of 7447 nationally

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

EIAGEM

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.5608, -77.3785

County

Juniata, PA

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 5, 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 5 is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The plant, which began operating in 2024, has a single generator and is owned and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Cottontail Solar 5 is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority within the RFC NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Cottontail Solar 5 generated 33,793 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.2%. The plant is ranked 26th out of 87 solar facilities in Pennsylvania and 1532nd nationally out of 7108 plants. Financial data is available for the plant 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 Queue1 projectBeta

Cottontail Solar 5 aka Walker Solar

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Generation

1.1K MWh

Latest Month

33.8K MWh

Annual Generation

19.2%

Capacity Factor

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$46.4/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Mifflintown Substation · 69 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

PPL

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Node Source

OSM spatial match

Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.

Walker SubstationSubstation

News & Articles (2)Beta

Industry·corporate

Interest in solar power growing, as more projects proposed

Interest in solar power is heating up in the region as more commercial solar projects are proposed. Whether it's due to the energy savings, the benefits to the...

The News-Item·1 years ago