Danville BESS 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65499
- Capacity
- 10.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Danville City, VA
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Doc Brown LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- -2,348 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- -2.5%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Danville BESS 1
OperatingBESS
Ranked #8 of 8 BESS plants in VA#513 of 837 nationally
10.5 MW BESS operating in Danville City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
10.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.5788, -79.3841
County
Danville City, VA
Nearby Plants
- Schoolfield DamHydro4.5 MW · 4.3 km
- Danville Farm, LLCSolar12 MW · 7.8 km
- Zuma Solar, LLCSolar3 MW · 9.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Doc Brown LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Doc Brown LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Danville BESS 1 is a battery energy storage system located in Danville City County, Virginia. The plant, which began operating in 2022, has a total capacity of 10.5 MW and utilizes lithium-ion batteries (LIB) for energy storage. It is owned and operated by Doc Brown LLC. The facility has a storage capacity of 24.6 MWh, providing a duration of approximately 2.34 hours at full output.
Danville BESS 1 operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which is part of the SERC NERC region. As of the latest rankings, the plant is the 12th largest in Virginia and the 738th largest in the United States, out of 12 and 1205 facilities respectively. The plant consists of a single generator and its primary fuel is MWH (megawatt-hours), indicating that it stores and discharges electricity rather than consuming a traditional fuel source. Recent news articles indicate that the plant has been involved in at least two deals.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
−136 MWh
Net Charging
-2.3K MWh
Annual Net Energy
-2.5%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
AEP zone LMP
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (2)Beta
Deals·project finance
Lightshift to build 11-MW storage project for Virginia municipal utility
Danville Utilities intends to use the project to cut its peak demand in an effort to lower transmission and capacity charges by about $30...
Lightshift (developer)Danville Utilities (buyer)
Utility Dive·11 months ago
Deals·project finance
US developer/IPPs Lightshift and MN8 raise US$425 million for storage and solar
Over US$500 million combined investments have been secured by US storage and solar developer-operators Lightshift Energy and MN8 Energy.
Lightshift Energy (developer)MN8 Energy (developer)
Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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