Solar · United States
Plainfield Solar One
Under construction4 MWChecked 26 October 2026
Plainfield Solar One is a 4 MW solar farm 4.1 km south-west of Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is under construction. There are 6 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States, and 390 worldwide.
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The pack for this site lists 154 comparable solar incidents in the United States, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1440, Brush fire burns three acres at Ashaway solar farm, 28 km from this site.
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| EIR-1440 | 2024 | Brush fire burns three acres at Ashaway solar farm | 28 km | Minor |
| EIR-2052 | 2021 | Rooftop solar panels catch fire on former Bostitch building in East Greenwich | 41 km | Significant |
| EIR-0572 | 2026 | Battery cabinet smokes at solar-plus-storage site in Douglas, Massachusetts | 48 km | Minor |
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 151 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
- Location
- Windham County, Connecticut, United States
- Expected
- 2027
- Balancing authority
- ISNE
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Plainfield Solar One. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Plainfield Solar One had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Plainfield Solar One; it holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States.
- What is the status of Plainfield Solar One?
- Under construction, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
- Where is Plainfield Solar One?
- 4.1 km south-west of Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, 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).