Circleville Solar Energy (PJM-AC2-029) — Project Summary

Queue ID
PJM-AC2-029
Capacity
70 MW
Technology
Solar
Status
suspended
Location
Pickaway, OH
Region
PJM
Developer
IA Status
IA Executed

Circleville Solar Energy

PJM-AC2-029BetaSuspendedSolarPJMLBNL + Live

70 MW generation in Pickaway, OH · In queue since February 2017 · Proposed COD December 2027

BA: PJMISO/RTO: PJMNERC: RFCRC: PJM

70 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Solar

9y 5m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

COD target: 2027

Status
as of 5y 7m ago
Latest milestoneproject approvalThe Columbus Dispatch · 2020-12-28
Interconnection

Total Duration

10y 10m

Suspended75%
Queue EntryFeb 2, 2017

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

System Impact Study

PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).

Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

Construction

Construction pending

Typical: 12–24 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2027-12-31

Project lifecycle
as of 2026-01-06
OperationalNoWOSU Public Media · 2026-01-06
TechnologySolarWOSU Public Media · 2026-01-06
DeveloperCircleville SolarWOSU Public Media · 2026-01-06
PPA offtakerNortheast Ohio Public Energy CouncilWOSU Public Media · 2026-01-06
Permit decisionDeniedWOSU Public Media · 2026-01-06
About

The Circleville Solar Energy project is a proposed 70 MW solar generation facility in Pickaway County, Ohio. The project is interconnected within the PJM Interconnection queue as entry PJM-AC2-029, with a queue entry date of February 2, 2017. The proposed commercial operation date is December 31, 2027, and the project's Interconnection Agreement has been executed. The interconnecting utility is AEP.

The Circleville Solar Energy project has been the subject of recent news coverage, with 11 articles categorized as regulatory, industry, and grid-related.

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Development Risk

Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.

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P(COD by stated date)
Financing close probability
EPC + tax-equity counterparty
Project Details

State

OH

County

Pickaway

Grid Region

PJM Interconnection

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

AEP

Entity

PJM

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Circleville 138kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

DeveloperSavionThe Columbus Dispatch · 2020-12-28
ApplicantCircleville Solar LLC±Scioto Post · 2026-01-07
AgencyOhio Power Siting BoardScioto Post · 2026-01-07
RulingDenialScioto Post · 2026-01-07
Risk Analytics

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Climate hazards (8+)
Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)
Offtake + transmission counterparty
Generation Forecast

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10-year P50 forecast
First-year output estimate
Weather + policy scenarios
Financial Forecast

Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.

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10-year revenue projection
First-year DSCR
Financing close risk
Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
PJM
Trading Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Hub Confidence
HIGH
Nearest Node (Estimated)
CIRCLEVI138 KV T1
POI Substation
Circleville Station

This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.

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