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86 MW Solar testing in Lyon, KY — Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
86 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.0234, -88.0805
County
Lyon, KY
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 | RWE Clean Energy | RWE Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables | — |
| Status | Testing | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Ashwood Solar I is an 86 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Lyon County, Kentucky. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It is interconnected to the grid within the Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company balancing authority, and is part of the SERC NERC region. Ashwood Solar I ranks as the 14th largest solar plant in Kentucky out of 31, and 672nd nationally out of 7108.
Financial data indicates that Ashwood Solar I has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh, as reported in FERC EQRs. The plant's output is sold into the wholesale market.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
No generation data available for this plant.
Big Sky Wind, LLC · Data from 2023–2025
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
161.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP