Prairie Solar (VA) — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67219
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Isle of Wight, VA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Prairie Solar, LLC (VA)
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Prairie Solar (VA)
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #74 of 172 Solar plants in VA#1736 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar under construction in Isle of Wight, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.8802, -76.6093
County
Isle of Wight, VA
Nearby Plants
- Woodland Solar FarmSolar19 MW · 1.3 km
- Nuby Run Solar, LLCSolar2 MW · 7.3 km
- Solidago SolarSolar20 MW · 9.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Prairie Solar, LLC (VA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Prairie Solar, LLC (VA) | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Prairie Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The plant is owned and operated by Prairie Solar, LLC (VA). It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant consists of a single generator and its primary fuel source is solar energy.
Prairie Solar is interconnected to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which operates within the SERC NERC region. Prairie Solar ranks as the 80th largest power plant in Virginia out of 168 facilities, and nationally it ranks 1429 out of 7108 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Chuckatuck Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
4.756 km
Operator
Dominion Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
BENNSCH 34.5 KV BTM
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
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General
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Technical.ly·4 months ago
Regulatory·state puc
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RICHMOND, Va.—At an evening election rally focused on clean energy last month, a 26-year-old who's studied environmental issues said his...
Inside Climate News·4 months ago
General
Trump Policies Threaten Virginia’s Clean Energy Gains
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