Essex Solar Center
Essex County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 61406 · Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation40GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6.8% | — |
| 2018 | 37.9 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 42.7 | 24.4% | — |
| 2020 | 39.3 | 22.4% | — |
| 2021 | 41.4 | 23.6% | — |
| 2022 | 37.3 | 21.3% | — |
| 2023 | 34.5 | 19.7% | — |
| 2024 | 35.6 | 20.3% | — |
| 2025 | 38.7 | 22.1% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESSEX | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CD Arevon USA, Inc. | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hemings Solar | 5 MW | 13.9 km |
| Northern Neck | 83 MW | 15.1 km |
| King & Queen | 11 MW | 18.5 km |
| Cerulean Solar | — | 18.8 km |
| Westmoreland County Solar Project | 20 MW | 19.9 km |
| Bookers Mill Solar | 127 MW | 21.3 km |