Blue Ridge Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68073
- Capacity
- 95 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Pittsylvania, VA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Dominion Renewable Energy
- Parent Company
- Dominion Energy
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Blue Ridge Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #29 of 172 Solar plants in VA#819 of 7447 nationally
95 MW Solar planned in Pittsylvania, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
95 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
36.7897, -79.0000
County
Pittsylvania, VA
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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 | Dominion Renewable Energy | Dominion Energy Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Dominion Renewable Energy | Dominion Energy | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Blue Ridge Solar is a 95 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The plant is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Dominion Renewable Energy. It utilizes a single generator and employs fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Blue Ridge Solar is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which operates within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.
Blue Ridge Solar ranks as the 27th largest power plant in Virginia out of 168 facilities, and it holds the 655th position nationally among 7,108 power plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
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
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
LOW confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sedge Hill Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
3CRSTL HILLSubstation
Crystal Hill SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Grid·capacity addition
PJM’s power-starved grid will finally get a big battery this year
Elevate Renewables just acquired a major energy storage project near Virginia's “Data Center Alley” and plans to get it running by this...
Elevate Renewables (developer)
Canary Media·2 months ago
Industry·corporate
How Did This State Become the Data Center Capital of the World?
ASHBURN, Va.—Driving up the six-lane Route 28 in Loudoun County, Virginia, there's a dark blue one on the left. Further up the way in a...
Inside Climate News·5 months ago
Industry·corporate
Mon Power/Potomac Edison explore building gas-fired power plant
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Mon Power (developer)Potomac Edison (developer)
The Dominion Post·5 months ago
Regulatory·rate case
Dominion proposes higher utility rates, new rate class for data centers
Utility's planned rate hike would add $10.51 per month to residential customers' bills starting in 2027, while a separate fuel rate increase...
Dominion (operator)
Virginia Mercury·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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