Pleinmont Solar 1
Solar power plant in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. 75 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as EIA plant 62012
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 75 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- October 2020First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 2 PJM nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Spotsylvania County, VA38.2471, −77.7862
- EIA plant ID
- 62012EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Pleinmont Solar 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
142 GWh
141,653 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
21.6%
2024: 21.2%
January to July 2026
93.0 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2022 to 2025
135.3–141.7
GWh a year. Low 2022, high 2025
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | 19,970 | Not reported | 3 of 12 |
| 2021 | 157,076 | 26.1% | 11 of 12 |
| 2022 | 135,320 | 20.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 140,677 | 21.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 139,437 | 21.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 141,653 | 21.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 93,036 | 24.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLNM1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 75.0 | October 2020 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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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.
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Questions about Pleinmont Solar 1
How much power does Pleinmont Solar 1 produce?
Pleinmont Solar 1 reported 141,653 MWh (142 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 21.6% capacity factor on 75 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 93.0 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Pleinmont Solar 1?
Pleinmont Solar 1 is in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, at 38.2471, −77.7862. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Pleinmont Solar 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Pleinmont Solar 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in October 2020, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Pleinmont Solar 1?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Pleinmont Solar 1, 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
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page