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Solar · United States

Rippon Energy Facility

Planned117 MWChecked 26 October 2026

Rippon Energy Facility is a 117 MW solar farm 10 km south of Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is planned. There is one other energy site 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-1937, Solar panel catches fire at Kenwood Golf and Country Club, 68 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-19372022Solar panel catches fire at Kenwood Golf and Country Club68 kmMinor
EIR-16422026Solar panels ignite fire on roof of Olney home68 kmMinor
EIR-15062024Investigators reported to blame a solar panel for a building fire in northwest Washington DC75 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Solar
Capacity
117 MW
Status
Planned
Operator
Torch Operating Company, LLC
Location
Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Expected
2028
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 Rippon Energy Facility. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Rippon Energy Facility had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Rippon Energy Facility; it holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States.
What is the status of Rippon Energy Facility?
Planned, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
Where is Rippon Energy Facility?
10 km south of Charles Town, Jefferson County, West 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).