Grasshopper Solar
Solar power plant · Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
80 MW
Rank in Virginia
#60
of 261 plants
In service since
2020
September 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Dominion Energy Inc.
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.25%
- Rank among solar plants in Virginia
- #24 of 142
- EIA plant code
- 62813
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRHS | Solar Photovoltaic | 80 MW | 80 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
| Eastern Shore Solar, LLC | Solar | 80 MW |
| Fountain Creek Solar | Solar | 80 MW |
| Greensville County Solar Project, LLC | Solar | 80 MW |
| Piney Creek Solar | Solar | 80 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 80 MW solar plant and a 80 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