Keydet Solar Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68418
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Charles City, VA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Clean Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Keydet Solar Center
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #23 of 172 Solar plants in VA#655 of 7447 nationally
120 MW Solar under construction in Charles City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
120 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.4371, -77.1587
County
Charles City, VA
Nearby Plants
- Charles CityLandfill Gas14.4 MW · 2.7 km
- Skipjack Solar CenterSolar175 MW · 5.7 km
- Bridleton SolarSolar20 MW · 10.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Clean Energy | AES Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Clean Energy | AES Clean Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as AES Clean Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Keydet Solar Center is a 120 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Charles City County, Virginia. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking, is owned and operated by AES Clean Energy. It is the 21st largest solar plant in Virginia out of 25, and ranks 494th nationally out of 639 solar plants. The plant has one generator and its primary fuel source is the sun.
The facility is located within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 2 articles related to regulatory matters and 1 article related to industry news.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
230 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
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Chickahominy Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
0.034 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
CHICKHOM34.5 KV CHICK1SP
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (5)Beta
General
aes-20241231
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐.
SEC.gov·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
2,200-acre solar farm opens in rural Charles City County
CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new solar facility in Charles City boasting over 514,200 panels opened last week on wetlands at the...
WRIC ABC 8News·3 years ago
General
Charging Up: Meet Mitalee Gupta, director of commercial operations at LS Energy Solutions
Plus, climatetech career moves at AES Clean Energy, NREL, Longroad, Generate, Sila Nano and more.
Canary Media·3 years ago
Regulatory·permitting
Biggest piece of Spotsylvania solar farm approved
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night approved a special use permit for the largest piece of a planned solar farm.
Virginia Mercury·6 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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