# Pisgah Ridge Solar, LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/pisgah-ridge-solar-llc

Duke Energy Renewables Services · Navarro County · ERCOT

Pisgah Ridge Solar is a 250 MW photovoltaic facility in Navarro County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 65631, with service beginning in December 2022 and Duke Energy Renewables Services as the registered operator. Duke Energy announced full operation in March 2023. Duke sold its utility-scale Commercial Renewables business to Brookfield in October 2023; the transaction announcement did not list Pisgah Ridge individually.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT.
- **Operating record:** 250 MW · Dec 2022 EIA service month · full-operation announcement in Mar 2023.
- **Power purchasers:** Charles River 102 MW · Meijer 83 MW · third undisclosed company.
- **Corporate transaction:** Duke sold its utility-scale renewables business to Brookfield in Oct 2023; the release did not name individual plants.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 250 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Charles River VPPA:** 102 MW — 15 years
- **Meijer VPPA:** 83 MW — 15 years
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65631 — Duke Energy Renewables Services

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 250 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Duke Energy Renewables Services — EIA · confidence: high
- **EPC contractor:** Moss — Duke Energy · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Power purchaser under a 102 MW 15-year VPPA:** Charles River Laboratories — Duke Energy Pisgah Ridge operation ([source](https://www.criver.com/))
- **Power purchaser under an 83 MW 15-year VPPA:** Meijer — Duke Energy Pisgah Ridge operation ([source](https://www.meijer.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Duke Energy Pisgah Ridge operation](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-begins-operation-of-its-largest-solar-plant) — Duke Energy · official — Full-operation announcement and three VPPA allocations.

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Website: [Duke Energy](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-begins-operation-of-its-largest-solar-plant)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:40.845Z
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