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Battery storage · United States

Colleen VA BESS 1

Under construction4 MWChecked 26 October 2026

Colleen VA BESS 1 is a 4 MW battery storage site 35 km north-east of Madison Heights, Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is under construction. There are 2 other energy sites within 10 km, one of them a battery storage site. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 57 incidents at battery storage sites in the United States, and 189 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 52 comparable battery incidents in the United States, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0555, Single container fire at West Warwick 3 Battery Storage Site in Warwick, New York, 557 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-05552025Single container fire at West Warwick 3 Battery Storage Site in Warwick, New York557 kmSignificant
EIR-03812025Fire at Church Street Battery Storage Facility, Warwick, New York, involves unauthorized system557 kmSignificant
EIR-05952025Third battery fire at Warwick storage site raises safety questions557 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Under construction
Operator
Colleen VA BESS 1 LLC
Location
Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Expected
2026
Balancing authority
PJM

View on OpenStreetMap. The larger dot is this site; the others are sites within 40 km.

Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Colleen VA BESS 1. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Colleen VA BESS 1 had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Colleen VA BESS 1; it holds 57 incidents at battery storage sites in the United States.
What is the status of Colleen VA BESS 1?
Under construction, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
Where is Colleen VA BESS 1?
35 km north-east of Madison Heights, Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).