Rivanna Solar
Solar power plant · Albemarle County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
13 MW
Rank in Virginia
#151
of 261 plants
In service since
2024
December 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Rivanna Solar LLC
- County
- Albemarle County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among solar plants in Virginia
- #90 of 142
- EIA plant code
- 67846
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVA | Solar Photovoltaic | 13 MW | 13 MW | 2024 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 13 MW solar plant and a 13 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