Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center (PJM-AE2-214) — Project Summary

Queue ID
PJM-AE2-214
Capacity
200 MW
Technology
Solar
Status
active
Location
Franklin, OH
Region
PJM
Developer
IA Status
IA Executed

Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center

PJM-AE2-214BetaActiveSolarPJMLBNL + Live

200 MW generation in Franklin, OH · In queue since March 2019 · Proposed COD March 2027

200 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Solar

7y 2m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Status

COD target: 2027

Status
Latest milestonegroundbreaking · 2025-06-12reNEWS.BIZ · 2025-06-12
Expected CODQ1 2027Solar Power World · 2025-06-12
Interconnection

Total Duration

8 years

Construction75%
Queue EntryMar 23, 2019

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: 2027-03-30

About

The Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center is a proposed 200 MW solar generation project in Franklin County, Ohio. The project, developed by AEP, is currently active in the PJM interconnection queue as entry AE2-214, with a queue entry date of March 23, 2019. The proposed commercial operation date is March 30, 2027, and the Interconnection Agreement (IA) has been executed.

The Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center has been the subject of recent news coverage, with five articles categorized as industry and development related.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

OH

County

Franklin

Grid Region

PJM Interconnection

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

AEP

Entity

PJM

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

Cole 345 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

DeveloperInvenergyreNEWS.BIZ · 2025-06-12
EPC contractorBlattnerSolar Power World · 2025-06-12
Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
PJM
Trading Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Hub Confidence
HIGH
Nearest Node (Estimated)
COLE 34.5 KV PLEPRASP

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.

News & Articles (3)Beta

Last updated 2026-03-26

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