Union Ridge Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65338
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Montgomery, OH
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- RWE
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Union Ridge Solar
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #25 of 86 Solar plants in OH#690 of 7447 nationally
108 MW Solar under construction in Montgomery, OH — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
108 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.9841, -82.6413
County
Montgomery, OH
Nearby Plants
- Ripley SolarSolar100 MW · 12.4 km
- FlintBESS200 MW · 14.8 km
- Denison Solar ArraySolar1.9 MW · 15.2 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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Union Ridge Solar is a 108 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Montgomery County, Ohio. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology and consists of a single generator. The primary fuel source is solar energy. Union Ridge Solar is owned by RWE, a German company, and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It is interconnected to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
Union Ridge Solar is ranked as the 24th largest solar plant in Ohio out of 31, and 533rd nationally out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Kirk Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0.884 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
KIRK 138 KV T2
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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