Colonial Trail West
Solar power plant in Surry County, Virginia. 142.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Dominion Energy Inc..
Also known as Colonial Trail West Solar Farm · EIA plant 61985
Analyst: free account, 1 question a day.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 142.4 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2019First generator online
- Operator
- Dominion Energy Inc.EIA operator ID 5248
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 1 PJM nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Surry County, VA37.1389, −76.9022
- EIA plant ID
- 61985EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Colonial Trail West produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
283 GWh
283,404 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
22.7%
2024: 22.5%
January to July 2026
193 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2020 to 2025
260.2–301.4
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | 6,451 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2020 | 301,371 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 271,236 | 21.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 275,029 | 22.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 260,163 | 20.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 281,781 | 22.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 283,404 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 193,235 | 26.7% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · PJMEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTWS | Solar Photovoltaic | 142.4 | December 2019 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Dominion Energy Inc. as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
ProPro adds modeled values for this plant. Everything above stays free.
Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
300 analyst questions a month, plus MCP
Query Colonial Trail West and 14,224 other projects from Claude or your own tools. Free accounts get 1 question a day.
Power plants near Colonial Trail West
More plants operated by Dominion Energy Inc.
Questions about Colonial Trail West
How much power does Colonial Trail West produce?
Colonial Trail West reported 283,404 MWh (283 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 22.7% capacity factor on 142.4 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 193 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Colonial Trail West?
Colonial Trail West is in Surry County, Virginia, at 37.1389, −76.9022. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Colonial Trail West?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Dominion Energy Inc. as the operator (EIA operator ID 5248). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Colonial Trail West start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2019, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Colonial Trail West?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Colonial Trail West, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- PJM day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page