Skipjack Solar Center
Charles City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 62675 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate175MWSummer 175 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation303GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 204.8 | 19.9% | — |
| 2023 | 350.6 | 22.9% | — |
| 2024 | 343.4 | 22.3% | — |
| 2025 | 298.4 | 19.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKIPJ | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 175 | 175 | May 2022 | 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% | 175 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Keydet Solar Center | 120 MW | 0 km |
| Charles City | 14 MW | 2.7 km |
| Bridleton Solar | — | 10.1 km |
| Caden Energix New Kent, LLC | — | 10.4 km |
| Briel Solar Farm | 20 MW | 13.3 km |
| Park 500 Philip Morris USA | 13 MW | 15.3 km |