Richmond Spider Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #83 of 176 Solar plants in VA#1693 of 7790 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Spotsylvania, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.2471, -77.7862

County

Spotsylvania, VA

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Status

as of 4y 1m ago

Latest milestoneCOD achieved · 2020-12-31Solar Power World · 2021-01-27

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	AES Distributed Energy	AES	—
Owner(s)	AES Distributed Energy	AES	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DevelopersPowerSolar Power World · 2021-01-27

PartnersPowerArcGIS StoryMaps · 2022-04-18

CompanyUniversity of RichmondArcGIS StoryMaps · 2022-11-22

About

Richmond Spider Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2020 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy, a subsidiary of AES. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Richmond Spider Solar is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection grid, operating within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.

The plant's latest annual generation was 37,309 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.2%. Richmond Spider Solar is ranked as the 74th largest solar plant in Virginia out of 168, and 1393rd nationally out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and the plant has been mentioned in three news articles, covering industry and regulatory topics.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators