Pleasant Hill Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65220
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Suffolk City, VA
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 37,014 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.1%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Pleasant Hill Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #87 of 172 Solar plants in VA#1715 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar operating in Suffolk City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.6923, -76.5793
County
Suffolk City, VA
Nearby Plants
- Switchgrass Solar, LLCSolar70 MW · 1.9 km
- TWE Myrtle Solar Farm, LLCSolar15 MW · 13.5 km
- Suffolk CSG, LLCSolar3.8 MW · 16.4 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 | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Sun Tribe Solar [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Sun Tribe Solar [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Pleasant Hill Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Suffolk City County, Virginia. The plant, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Pleasant Hill Solar is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is within the NPCC NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 37,014 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.1%. Pleasant Hill Solar ranks 89th in size among Virginia's 168 power plants and 1566th nationally out of 7108 plants. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $33.89 per MWh, based on data from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
37.0K MWh
Annual Generation
21.1%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$33.9/MWh
PPA Price
$30.4/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Suffolk Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
2.023 km
Operator
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
SUFFOLK
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
EHV
Node Source
Curated node match
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