Grasshopper Solar
Solar power plant in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. 80 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Dominion Energy Inc..
Also known as EIA plant 62813
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 80 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 2020First generator online
- Operator
- Dominion Energy Inc.EIA operator ID 5248
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 1 PJM nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Mecklenburg County, VA36.8500, −78.4500
- EIA plant ID
- 62813EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Grasshopper Solar produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
122 GWh
122,467 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
17.5%
2024: 17.9%
January to July 2026
79.1 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
122.5–173.5
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2021
| 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 | 24,405 | Not reported | 4 of 12 |
| 2021 | 173,511 | 24.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 165,033 | 23.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 147,209 | 21.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 125,635 | 17.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 122,467 | 17.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 79,124 | 19.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRHS | Solar Photovoltaic | 80.0 | September 2020 |
Ownership and offtake
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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
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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 Grasshopper Solar
How much power does Grasshopper Solar produce?
Grasshopper Solar reported 122,467 MWh (122 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 17.5% capacity factor on 80 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 79.1 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Grasshopper Solar?
Grasshopper Solar is in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, at 36.8500, −78.4500. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Grasshopper Solar?
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 Grasshopper Solar start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 2020, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Grasshopper Solar?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Grasshopper Solar, 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