Briel Solar Farm
Solar power plant · Henrico County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
20 MW
Rank in Virginia
#98
of 261 plants
In service since
2021
August 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Briel Solar Farm, LLC
- County
- Henrico County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among solar plants in Virginia
- #46 of 142
- EIA plant code
- 65022
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMS | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW | 20 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 Virginia
| Byllesby 2 | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Pleasant Valley (VA) | Other | 21 MW |
| Caden Energix Wytheville LLC | Solar | 20 MW |
| Correctional Solar LLC | Solar | 20 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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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 Virginia power plants · What Virginia actually generates