# Powell Creek Solar

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/powell-creek-solar

Powell Creek Solar, LLC - Putnam County - PJM

Powell Creek Solar is a 150 MWac (202 MWdc) solar photovoltaic facility located in Palmer and Liberty Townships, Putnam County, Ohio, near Miller City. The project comprises photovoltaic panels, inverters, underground collection cables, a collection substation, access roads, staging areas, and perimeter fencing across approximately 950 acres of privately leased land. The facility interconnects at 138 kV through Lammer Station to the East Leipsic–Richland transmission line owned by Ohio Power Company (AEP) and delivers power to the PJM grid. Avangrid Power LLC operates the facility. The project is expected to power approximately 30,000 homes annually and contribute an estimated $31 million to local taxing jurisdictions over its lifetime.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 150 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65997 — plant-65997

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Avangrid Power LLC

## Related parties

- **Developer:** Aurora Solar LLC — Project developer / generating-facility interconnection customer
- **Parent company:** Avangrid Renewables, LLC — Developer affiliate and parent of Aurora Solar LLC ([source](https://www.avangridrenewables.com/wps/portal/aren/home))
- **Parent company:** AVANGRID, Inc. — Corporate parent ([source](https://www.avangrid.com/))
- **Parent company:** IBERDROLA, S.A. — Iberdrola Group corporate parent organization ([source](https://www.iberdrola.com/))
- **Transmission owner / interconnecting utility:** Ohio Power Company — Transmission owner / interconnection provider ([source](https://www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/))
- **Regulator:** Ohio Power Siting Board — Siting and permitting regulator ([source](https://opsb.ohio.gov/))

## Sources

- [powellcreeksolar.com](http://powellcreeksolar.com/our-business) — powellcreeksolar.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [avanewsblog.com](https://avanewsblog.com/2024/08/16/construction-at-powell-creek-and-true-north-continues-to-progress/) — avanewsblog.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [ohioairquality.ohio.gov](https://ohioairquality.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/aqd/home/news-and-events/all-news/oaqda-approves-nearly-217-million-to-support-significant-air-quality-projects-across-ohio) — ohioairquality.ohio.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [opsb.ohio.gov](https://opsb.ohio.gov/cases/20-1084-el-bgn) — opsb.ohio.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [aeptransmission.com](https://www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/docs/Lammer-Powell%20Creek%20Solar%20138%20kV%20Transmission%20Line%20and%20East%20Leipsic-Richland%20138%20kV%20Cut-in%20Project%20Construction%20Notice.pdf) — aeptransmission.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [avangrid.com](https://www.avangrid.com/w/avangrid-achieves-commercial-operations-at-powell-creek-solar-project-in-ohio) — avangrid.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Powell Creek Solar, LLC](https://www.powellcreeksolar.com/)

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