Highlander Solar Energy Station 1
Spotsylvania County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 62014 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate165MWSummer 165 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation297GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor21%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.7% | — |
| 2021 | 295.3 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 244.9 | 17.0% | — |
| 2023 | 299.6 | 20.7% | — |
| 2024 | 296.8 | 20.5% | — |
| 2025 | 286.8 | 19.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLND1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 165 | 165 | 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% | 165 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pleinmont Solar 2 | 240 MW | 0 km |
| Richmond Spider Solar | 20 MW | 0 km |
| Pleinmont Solar 1 | 75 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 |