Cherry Solar (PJM-AC1-086) — Project Summary

Queue ID
PJM-AC1-086
Capacity
180 MW
Technology
Solar
Status
active
Location
Northampton, NC
Region
PJM
Developer
IA Status
IA Executed

Cherry Solar

PJM-AC1-086BetaActiveSolarPJMLBNL + Live

180 MW generation in Northampton, NC · In queue since October 2016 · Proposed COD August 2025

180 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Solar

9y 7m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Status

COD target: 2025

Interconnection

Total Duration

8y 10m

Schedule

8 months past proposed COD

Construction75%
Queue EntryOct 11, 2016

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

System Impact Study

PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).

Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 12–24 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2025-08-31

About

Cherry Solar is a proposed 180 MW solar generation project located in Northampton County, North Carolina. The project, developed under the utility Dominion, is in the PJM interconnection queue as entry PJM-AC1-086, with a queue entry date of October 11, 2016. The proposed commercial operation date is August 31, 2025, and the project has an Interconnection Agreement (IA) executed.

The Cherry Solar development has been featured in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

NC

County

Northampton

Grid Region

PJM Interconnection

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

Dominion

Entity

PJM

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

Thelma 230kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
PJM
Trading Hub
DOMINION HUB
Hub Confidence
HIGH
Nearest Node (Estimated)
THELMAEK69 KV LD_185
POI Substation
Thelma Substation

This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.

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