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- 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW
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- In development
- Operating
- Size not stated
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Desper Solar
Power plant · Solar
Key facts
Power plant · Solarran 16% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2021
- Net generation, 2025
- 125,489 MWh
- Grid
- 230 kV to Virginia Electric & Power Co (PJM)
- Location
- Louisa County, Virginia
- Operated by
- Dominion Renewable EnergySourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Output
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- Technology
- Solar source: “Solar Photovoltaic”
- Age
- 5 years since 2021
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Gem |
|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 428,168 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.162 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 125,489 |
| Balancing authority code | PJM |
Solar arrays
Solar arrays
The array area counts panels and inverters only, not buildings, fences or the whole site.
USGS maps the center of this array 0.9 mi from the point this page maps the plant at.
- Array area (acres)
- 515.7
- AC capacity (MW)
- 88.2
- DC capacity (MW)
- 122.4
- Mounting
- Single-axis tracking
- Site type
- Greenfield
- Began operating
- 2021
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
5 sourcesSources EIA-860M · GEM · USPVDB · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M
- GEMGlobal Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- USPVDBMap services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
- EIASource: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
Nearby
within 15 mi| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Data Services Inc. IAD-557 Filed | Large load | 6.0 mi | |
| Two Oaks Solar and Storage LLC Announced | Solar + storage | 6.1 mi | 168 |
| EDI Louisa 1 LLC Filed | Large load | 8.5 mi | |
| AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC., IAD 550 LOUISA REB Built | Large load | 12.7 mi | |
| Horsepen Branch Solar Announced | Solar | 14.2 mi | 25 |
Sources Virginia DEQ · EIA-860M · EPA ICIS-Air
Sources
- Virginia DEQSource: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- EIA-860M
- EPA ICIS-Air