Richmond Spider Solar
Spotsylvania County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 62011 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation36GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.9% | — |
| 2021 | 35.4 | 20.2% | — |
| 2022 | 34.9 | 19.9% | — |
| 2023 | 38.2 | 21.8% | — |
| 2024 | 37.3 | 21.2% | — |
| 2025 | 36.2 | 20.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMDSS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pleinmont Solar 2 | 240 MW | 0 km |
| Pleinmont Solar 1 | 75 MW | 0 km |
| Highlander Solar Energy Station 1 | 165 MW | 0 km |
| Madison Solar (VA) | 63 MW | 6.5 km |
| Electric Avenue Facility | 7 MW | 17.5 km |
| North Anna | 1,960 MW | 20.8 km |