Ridgeway Solar

PJM-AE2-113BetaActiveSolarPJMLBNL + Live

120 MW generation in Mckean, PA · In queue since March 2019 · Proposed COD August 2026

BA: PJMISO/RTO: PJMNERC: RFCRC: PJM

120 MW

Capacity

Components

Solar

7y 4m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

COD target: 2026

Status

as of 5y 1m ago

Latest activitypartnershipFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

Interconnection

Total Duration

7y 5m

Construction75%

Queue EntryMar 1, 2019

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)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 12–24 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2026-08-10

Cross-source intelligence

Beta

Low confidence·1 sources·as of 2026-06-01

Expected COD

2026-08-10

From queue filing

Developer

Walden Green Renewables

From queue filing

Status

Active

Active — IA Executed, Amazon offtake agreement in place since 2021, no recent construction updates

Financing

Unannounced

Key milestones

IA executedMar 2019

IA Executed status in PJM queue (queue date March 2019)

source

Financing closeJun 2021Most recent

Amazon announces partnership/offtake agreement for Pennsylvania solar project

source

Project lifecycle

as of 2021-06-23

OperationalNoFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

TechnologySolarFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

DeveloperWalden Green RenewablesFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

PPA offtakerAmazonFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

Permit decisionGrantedFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

About

Ridgeway Solar is a proposed 120 MW solar generation project located in McKean County, Pennsylvania. The project is in the PJM interconnection queue as entry AE2-113, with a queue entry date of March 1, 2019. The proposed commercial operation date is August 10, 2026, and the interconnection agreement has been executed.

The project, which is being developed within the PENELEC service area, has been the subject of recent news coverage, with three articles categorized as industry and regulatory news.

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PJM Queue

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

County

Mckean

Grid Region

PJM Interconnection

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

—

Utility

PENELEC

Entity

PJM

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Farmers Valley-Ridgeway 115 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

CompanyAmazonFarm and Dairy · 2021-06-23

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

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10-year revenue projection

First-year DSCR

Financing close risk

Market Context

Approximate

ISO / RTO: PJM
Trading Hub: WESTERN HUB
Hub Confidence: MEDIUM

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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Last updated 2026-03-14

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