120 MW Solar under construction in Charles City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
120 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.4371, -77.1587
County
Charles City, VA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Clean Energy | AES Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Clean Energy | AES Clean Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
GEM identifies the owner as AES Clean Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
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
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
230 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
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
aes-20241231
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