Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center
200 MW generation in Franklin, OH · In queue since March 2019 · Proposed COD March 2027
200 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Solar
7y 4m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
COD target: 2027
Total Duration
8 years
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).
Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 12–24 months
Proposed COD: 2027-03-30
The Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center is a proposed 200 MW solar generation project in Franklin County, Ohio. The project, developed by AEP, is currently active in the PJM interconnection queue as entry AE2-214, with a queue entry date of March 23, 2019. The proposed commercial operation date is March 30, 2027, and the Interconnection Agreement (IA) has been executed.
The Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center has been the subject of recent news coverage, with five articles categorized as industry and development related.
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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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State
OH
County
Franklin
Grid Region
PJM Interconnection
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
AEP
Entity
PJM
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Cole 345 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.
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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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- ISO / RTO
- PJM
- Trading Hub
- AEP-DAYTON HUB
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- COLE 34.5 KV PLEPRASP
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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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