Ridgecrest
Solar power plant · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
- County
- District of Columbia County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 2.35%
- Rank among solar plants in District of Columbia
- #8 of 17
- EIA plant code
- 64379
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2021 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in District of Columbia
| Gallaudet Uni Community Solar | Solar | 2.0 MW |
| Oxon Run CREF | Solar | 2.0 MW |
| IGS CC, LLC | Solar | 1.5 MW |
| DC Water | Solar | 1.3 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.7 MW solar plant and a 1.7 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All District of Columbia power plants · What District of Columbia actually generates