Great Cove Solar
Solar power plant in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. 70 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as EIA plant 65999
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 70 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2023First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 1 PJM nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Fulton County, PA39.9239, −78.0412
- EIA plant ID
- 65999EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Great Cove Solar produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
118 GWh
117,527 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
19.2%
2024: 12.8%
January to July 2026
81.7 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2024 to 2025
78.6–117.5
GWh a year. Low 2024, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2022 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | 885 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2024 | 78,582 | 12.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 117,527 | 19.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 81,718 | 22.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 70.0 | December 2023 |
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 Great Cove Solar
How much power does Great Cove Solar produce?
Great Cove Solar reported 117,527 MWh (118 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 19.2% capacity factor on 70 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 81.7 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Great Cove Solar?
Great Cove Solar is in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9239, −78.0412. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Great Cove Solar?
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 Great Cove Solar start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2023, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Great Cove Solar?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Great Cove 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