How many solar farms are planned in West Virginia?

Developers have proposed 21 solar farms in West Virginia with 2.1 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in West Virginia?

Meadow Brook - Mt. Storm 500 kV II in Hardy County, West Virginia is the largest planned, at 250 MW. It is expected to come online in 2024.

Who is developing solar farms in West Virginia?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned solar farms in West Virginia

Developers have proposed 21 solar farms in West Virginia with 2.1 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in West Virginia

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in West Virginia are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in West Virginia

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Meadow Brook - Mt. Storm 500 kV II	Hardy County	2024	250 MW
2	Cowen 138 kV	Webster County	2024	210 MW
3	Deep Lake Solar	Nicholas County	2029	150 MW
4	Pigeon Creek 138 kV	Mingo County	2025	140 MW
5	Meadow Brook - Mt. Storm 500 kV	Hardy County	2024	125 MW
6	Rippon Energy Facility	Jefferson County	2028	117 MW
7	Bedington Energy Facility, LLC	Berkeley County	2028	100 MW
8	New Haven Solar	Mason County	2028	100 MW
9	Nicholas Solar	Nicholas County	2029	100 MW
10	Rippon	Jefferson County	2026	99 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in West Virginia

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Rippon	Jefferson County	2026	99 MW
2	Wylie Ridge Solar	Hancock County	2027	8 MW
3	Rippon Energy Facility	Jefferson County	2028	117 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in West Virginia

How many solar farms are planned in West Virginia?: Developers have proposed 21 solar farms in West Virginia with 2.1 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in West Virginia?: Meadow Brook - Mt. Storm 500 kV II in Hardy County, West Virginia is the largest planned, at 250 MW. It is expected to come online in 2024.
Who is developing solar farms in West Virginia?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.