Crooked Trail Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68416
- Capacity
- 68 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Penobscot, ME
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- VCP Realty, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Crooked Trail Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #6 of 153 Solar plants in ME#1203 of 7447 nationally
68 MW Solar planned in Penobscot, ME — ISO New England Inc.
EIAGEM
68 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
45.1442, -68.5860
County
Penobscot, ME
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | VCP Realty, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | VCP Realty, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Crooked Trail Solar is a 68 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Penobscot County, Maine. The plant, identified by plant ID 68416, is owned and operated by VCP Realty, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. As of the latest rankings, Crooked Trail Solar is the 6th largest solar facility in Maine out of 153, and ranks 1022 nationally out of 7108 solar plants.
The plant consists of a single generator and operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority, falling under the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) region NPCC. The primary fuel source for electricity generation is solar energy (SUN).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
115 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
UNKNOWN confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.Z.MAINE
Node Source
Plant coordinates only
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