# Martin County Solar Project, LLC

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/martin-county-solar-project-llc

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 66646 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- solar: 111 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -82.47413, 37.765452
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2026-01-14 03:37:22+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:26.993373+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Martin County Solar Project, LLC is a 111 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Martin County. Martin County Solar Project is a 111 MW solar power facility on the reclaimed Martiki coal mine site in Pilgrim, Kentucky. Savion, a Shell Group portfolio company, owns it and Shell serves as asset manager. The 850-acre project has more than 214,000 bifacial solar panels and interconnects to Kentucky Power’s Inez Substation. Toyota Motor North America buys 100 MW through a virtual power purchase agreement and Shell Energy North America the remaining 11 MW. It entered commercial operation in January 2025.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 111 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 66646 — plant-66646

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Savion
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / developer:** Savion — owner ([source](https://www.savionenergy.com))
- **Parent company / asset manager:** Shell — asset_manager ([source](https://www.shell.com))
- **Offtaker:** Toyota Motor North America — offtaker ([source](https://www.toyota.com))
- **Offtaker / power marketer:** Shell Energy North America — offtaker ([source](https://www.shell.com/energy-and-innovation/new-energies/shell-energy.html))
- **Developer:** Edelen Renewables — developer
- **Transmission owner / interconnecting utility:** Kentucky Power — interconnecting_utility ([source](https://www.kentuckypower.com))

## Sources

- [pv-magazine-usa.com](https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/01/15/solar-facility-on-kentucky-reclaimed-coal-mine-now-operational/) — pv-magazine-usa.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/shell-group-company-starts-solar-farm-at-former-kentucky-coal-mine) — powermag.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/martin-county-solar-project-llc
Website: [Savion](https://www.savionenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/