Caden Energix Hickory LLC
Solar power plant · Chesapeake City County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
32 MW
Rank in Virginia
#89
of 261 plants
In service since
2020
August 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Caden Energix Hickory LLC
- County
- Chesapeake City County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among solar plants in Virginia
- #43 of 142
- EIA plant code
- 63084
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENX02 | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| ENX03 | Solar Photovoltaic | 12 MW | 12 MW | 2020 | 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
| Leesville | Hydro | 40 MW |
| International Paper Franklin Mill | Other | 36 MW |
| Caden Energix Endless Caverns, LLC | Solar | 31 MW |
| Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy | Other | 29 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 32 MW solar plant and a 32 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