Echelon Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68312
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Carroll, OH
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Alpin Holding LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Echelon Solar
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: announced
Ranked #2 of 7 BESS plants in OH#227 of 837 nationally
160 MW Batteries (80 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (80 MW) planned in Carroll, OH — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
160 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
40.6872, -81.0769
County
Carroll, OH
Nearby Plants
- Carroll County EnergyNatural Gas832.3 MW · 9.3 km
- Stark Solar, LLCSolar150 MW · 19.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Alpin Holding LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Alpin Holding LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Echelon Solar is a 160 MW hybrid power plant located in Carroll County, Ohio. The facility, owned and operated by Alpin Holding LLC, utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. It consists of two generators and employs a fixed-tilt solar tracking system. Echelon Solar is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH, indicating the use of electricity from the solar array to charge the batteries. Echelon Solar ranks as the third largest of four solar plants in Ohio, and 370th out of 514 nationally. News coverage of the plant includes one article related to deals and one related to the industry.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
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 confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Pekin SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (4)Beta
Deals·m and a
BlackRock would vault to top-tier of US wind power with acquisition
Reported $38bn bid for power giant AES through subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners would give financial behemoth a stake in some 8GW...
BlackRock (buyer)AES (seller)
Recharge News·5 months ago
General
Ireland’s Echelon breaks ground at 200MW County Wicklow data center campus outside Dublin
Sees plans for solar farm hit buffers.
Data Center Dynamics·6 months ago
General
Echelon Data Centres secures long-awaited grid connection for 200MW campus in County Wicklow, Ireland
Project can finally go ahead.
Data Center Dynamics·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
New Data Center Developments: March 2024
To keep you informed about the latest data center news involving design, construction, and related developments, we bring you the highlights from the past...
Data Center Knowledge·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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