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EIA plant 67225

Amherst · Amherst · VA

Amherst Solar Facility (VA)

Operated by Appalachian Power Co

Annual generation9,406 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Amherst Solar Facility (VA)?

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37.553598, -79.017296

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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 Photovoltaic4.9 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.

1640
2731
3836
4882
5546
6865
7909
81,051
9728
101,001
11702
12515

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
1640
2731
3836
4882
5546
6865
7909
81,051
9728
101,001
11702
12515

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1640 MWh
2731 MWh
3836 MWh
4882 MWh
5546 MWh
6865 MWh
7909 MWh
81,051 MWh
9728 MWh
101,001 MWh
11702 MWh
12515 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN4.9OP

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EIA plant ID
67225
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (1,051 MWh) and 12 the lowest (515 MWh). Their difference is 536 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic4.94.94.9Not 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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