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- In development
- Operating
- Size not stated
- 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW
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- Wind & solar
- Loads
- In development
- Operating
- Size not stated
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Ripley
Power plant · Solar
Key facts
Power plant · Solarran 18% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2023
- Net generation, 2025
- 44,177 MWh
- Grid
- 69 kV to Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc (PJM)
- Location
- Charles County, Maryland
- Operated by
- MN8 Energy LLC
Output
Details
Who’s behind it
- Owner
- MD Solar 2, LLC
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- Technology
- Solar source: “Solar Photovoltaic”
- Age
- 3 years since 2023
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Gem |
|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 150,731 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.183 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 44,177 |
| Balancing authority code | PJM |
Solar arrays
Solar arrays
The array area counts panels and inverters only, not buildings, fences or the whole site.
- Array area (acres)
- 14.4
- AC capacity (MW)
- 27.5
- DC capacity (MW)
- 27.5
- Mounting
- Single-axis tracking
- Site type
- Greenfield
- Began operating
- 2023
Ownership
2 companies2| Company | Role | Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN8 Energy LLC | Operator | EIA-860M | ||
| MD Solar 2, LLC | Owner | 100.0% | Dec 31, 2025 | EIA-860 |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
6 sourcesSources EIA-860M · GEM · USPVDB · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules
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
- EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules
Around this plant
Nearby
within 25 km| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZON DCA-54 Built | Large load | 22.8 km | |
| Aerospace Data Facility - East Built | Large load | 22.8 km | |
| AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC - DCA-64 Built | Large load | 24.2 km | |
| DCA64 Filed | Large load | 24.4 km | |
| U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION Built | Large load | 24.6 km |
Sources Virginia DEQ · EPA ICIS-Air · FAA OE/AAA
Sources
- Virginia DEQSource: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- EPA ICIS-Air
- FAA OE/AAA