Rivesville Solar
Solar power plant · Marion County, West Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Monongahela Power Co
- County
- Marion County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in West Virginia
- #6 of 6
- EIA plant code
- 66900
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVS | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.5 MW | 5.5 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.
Similarly sized plants in West Virginia
| Glen Ferris Hydro | Hydro | 6.2 MW |
| Marlowe Solar | Solar | 5.8 MW |
| New River Clean Energy | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Millville Hydro Station | Hydro | 2.8 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 5.5 MW solar plant and a 5.5 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 West Virginia power plants · What West Virginia actually generates