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20 MW Solar operating in Beaver, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.5138, -80.3134
County
Beaver, PA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Gaucho Solar | Vesper Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Gaucho Solar | Vesper Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Vesper Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Gaucho Solar is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The plant, which began operating in 2023, has a single generator and utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking. Gaucho Solar is owned and operated by Gaucho Solar. It is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority within the RFC NERC region. The plant ranks 34th out of 87 solar facilities in Pennsylvania and 1504th nationally out of 7108 plants.
In its most recent year of operation, Gaucho Solar generated 33,958 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.3%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
1.2K MWh
Latest Month
34.0K MWh
Annual Generation
19.3%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2023–2024
$34.8/MWh
Energy Value
$2.6/MWh
Capacity Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Clinton Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0.186 km
Operator
Duquesne Light
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
CLIN DUQ23 KV GAUCHOSP
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
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Grid Voltage
23.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP