# Fort Detrick Solar PV

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/fort-detrick-solar-pv

Solar generation and battery storage at Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick Solar PV combines a 15.7 MW AC/18.6 MW DC fixed-tilt solar array with a 6 MW/6 MWh lithium-ion battery at the Army installation in Frederick, Maryland. Ameresco designed, built, owns, operates and maintains the project under the Army's long-term energy agreement.

## Profile

- **Published solar ratings:** EIA reports 15.7 MW AC; Ameresco describes the array as 15 MW AC/18.6 MW DC.

## Metrics

- **Combined EIA nameplate:** 21.7 MW — Explicit sum of the exact plant's separately reported 15.7 MW solar and 6 MW battery generators.
- **Solar:** 15.7 MW AC / 18.6 MW DC — EIA AC/DC inventory; Ameresco rounds the AC rating to 15 MW.
- **Battery:** 6 MW / 6 MWh — EIA, Army, and supplier records.

## Facts

- **EIA operator:** Montevue Lane Solar LLC — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory; status OP.
- **Location:** Fort Detrick · Frederick · MD
- **Technology:** Fixed-tilt crystalline-silicon photovoltaic + Lithium-ion battery
- **Operating records:** 2016-02, 2024-02

## Related parties

- **site host / energy-agreement counterparty:** U.S. Army / Fort Detrick — Fort Detrick large-scale solar completion ([source](https://ir.ameresco.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/222/ameresco-and-u-s-army-celebrate-completion-of-large-scale))

## Sources

- [June 2026 EIA-860M generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/june_generator2026.xlsx) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · authoritative — Current generator capacity, technology, operating status, operator, and service-date records.
- [Fort Detrick large-scale solar completion](https://ir.ameresco.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/222/ameresco-and-u-s-army-celebrate-completion-of-large-scale) — Ameresco · authoritative — The solar field has 59,994 panels and nine central inverters.
- [Fort Detrick battery lease](https://www.army.mil/article/255378/u_s_army_signs_lease_to_add_battery_energy_storage_to_existing_solar_project) — U.S. Army · authoritative — The solar field has 59,994 panels and nine central inverters.

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