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Solar projects in Virginia

Solar has 348 planned and operating projects tracked in Virginia, totaling 25.9 GW. 199 are planned and 149 are operating. Pittsylvania County leads with 20 projects and 1.3 GW. The largest is Blackwater Solar at 800 MW. Statewide, Virginia tracks 1,118 projects across all technologies.

Data as of

The 5 largest solar projects in Virginia
ProjectCapacity
Blackwater Solar 800 MW
Clover-Rawlings 500 kV 700 MW
Bellflower Solar (VA) 600 MW
Randolph Solar 500 MW
Heritage - Wake 500 kV 400 MW
Solar in Virginia, by county
CountyProjectsCapacity
Pittsylvania County 20 1.3 GW
Halifax County 18 1.5 GW
Brunswick County 14 3.4 GW
Charlotte County 14 2.9 GW
Isle of Wight County 13 1.1 GW
Chesterfield County 11 333.6 MW
King and Queen County 10 939.2 MW
Buckingham County 8 658.5 MW
Campbell County 8 442.9 MW
Cumberland County 8 840 MW
Greensville County 8 520 MW
Lancaster County 8 794.5 MW
Powhatan County 8 219.9 MW
Amelia County 7 415 MW
Henry County 7 380.9 MW
Louisa County 7 351.3 MW
Lunenburg County 7 433.9 MW
Westmoreland County 7 167.9 MW
Chesapeake City 6 255 MW
Prince Edward County 6 356 MW
Richmond County 6 376 MW
Wise County 6 145.6 MW
Accomack County 5 84.3 MW
Augusta County 5 18.9 MW
Frederick County 5 436.4 MW
Hanover County 5 129.7 MW
Mecklenburg County 5 349.9 MW
Prince George County 5 223.7 MW
Suffolk City 5 125 MW
Sussex County 5 1.4 GW
Charles City 4 744 MW
Culpeper County 4 389 MW
Dickenson County 4 120 MW
Fauquier County 4 62.2 MW
Gloucester County 4 193.8 MW
Henrico County 4 80 MW
King William County 4 178.8 MW
Rockingham County 4 133.5 MW
Spotsylvania County 4 500 MW
Surry County 4 470.3 MW
Fluvanna County 3 67 MW
Goochland County 3 45 MW
James City 3 44.9 MW
Tazewell County 3 183.3 MW
Other counties (33) 49 2 GW

Source. U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M and ISO/RTO interconnection queues, compiled by FieldProspects.