Switchgrass Solar, LLCPlanned
Suffolk City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 66124 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
70 MW planned (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Oct 2028 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSPV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 70 | 70 | planned Oct 2028 | Planned | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pleasant Hill Solar | 20 MW | 1.9 km |
| Stratford Solar Center, LLC | 15 MW | 2.8 km |
| Suffolk Energy Partners LP | retired | 12.2 km |
| TWE Myrtle Solar Farm, LLC | 15 MW | 14.7 km |
| Suffolk CSG, LLC | 4 MW | 15.8 km |
| Suffolk - VA 0141 (Johnson South) | — | 18.6 km |