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EIA plant 62014

Spotsylvania · Spotsylvania · VA

Highlander Solar Energy Station 1

Operated by AES Distributed Energy

Annual generation296,839 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Highlander Solar Energy Station 1?

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38.247123, -77.786223

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic165 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

113,755
220,695
326,531
427,811
531,045
639,158
734,293
832,391
922,075
1021,096
1115,727
1212,262

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
113,755
220,695
326,531
427,811
531,045
639,158
734,293
832,391
922,075
1021,096
1115,727
1212,262

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
113,755 MWh
220,695 MWh
326,531 MWh
427,811 MWh
531,045 MWh
639,158 MWh
734,293 MWh
832,391 MWh
922,075 MWh
1021,096 MWh
1115,727 MWh
1212,262 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
HLND1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN165OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62014
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (39,158 MWh) and 12 the lowest (12,262 MWh). Their difference is 26,896 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
HLND1Solar Photovoltaic165.0165.0165.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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