20 MW Solar under construction in Isle of Wight, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.8802, -76.6093
County
Isle of Wight, VA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Prairie Solar, LLC (VA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Prairie Solar, LLC (VA) | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
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
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
No generation data available for this plant.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point 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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