Marlowe Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66899
- Capacity
- 5.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Berkeley, WV
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Monongahela Power Co
- Parent Company
- FirstEnergy
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Marlowe Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #7 of 8 Solar plants in WV#2408 of 7447 nationally
5.8 MW Solar operating in Berkeley, WV — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
5.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.5893, -77.8355
County
Berkeley, WV
Nearby Plants
- Spruce - WCMD - Rubble ISolar2 MW · 3.4 km
- Spruce - WCMD - Rubble IISolar2 MW · 3.7 km
- Pinesburg Solar LLCSolar4.3 MW · 4.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Monongahela Power Co | Monongahela Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Monongahela Power Co | FirstEnergy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Marlowe Solar is a 5.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The plant began operating in 2025 and has one generator. It is owned by FirstEnergy and operated by Monongahela Power Co. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
Marlowe Solar is the 7th largest solar plant in West Virginia out of 8 plants total, and ranks 2147th nationally out of 7108 solar plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN). It operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Marlowe Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.439 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
MARLOWE 34.5 KV LOAD1
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (8)Beta
General
Mon Power and Potomac Edison Select Maidsville, West Virginia, Site for New Natural Gas Power Plant
FAIRMONT, W. Va – Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), have selected a 35-acre site next to the...
FirstEnergy·4 weeks ago
General
New 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Plant Planned in WV; Three Solar Projects Also Announced
Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the...
POWER Magazine·4 weeks ago
General
FirstEnergy subsidiaries select site for new 1.2 GW natural gas plant in West Virginia
Mon Power and Potomac Edison plan a 1200-MW natural gas plant in Maidsville, W.Va., pending PSC approval, with site work starting in 2027...
Power Engineering·4 weeks ago
General
FirstEnergy Plan Calls for New Gas-Fired Plant, Continued Coal-Fired Generation
FirstEnergy Corp. has submitted a plan to build a new 1200-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant to serve customers in West...
POWER Magazine·5 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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