Palmer Solar Center
Fluvanna County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 61457 · Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor24%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 | 0.2 | 6.0% | — |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 25.5% | — |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 23.8% | — |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 26.1% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1 | 25.3% | — |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 25.0% | — |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 22.0% | — |
| 2025 | 10.2 | 23.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALM | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cunningham Solar LLC | 5 MW | 11.8 km |
| Rivanna Solar | 13 MW | 14.8 km |
| Louisa Generation Facility | 546 MW | 16.8 km |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating Station | 1,011 MW | 17.3 km |
| Desper Solar | 88 MW | 17.3 km |
| Gordonsville Energy LP | 300 MW | 17.7 km |