Railroad Farm
Robeson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58316 · Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 81.3% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 20.5% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 20.6% | — |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 17.9% | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 18.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 15.1% | — |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 13.1% | — |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 9.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Oct 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kenwood Creek Holdings, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Railroad Farm 2 | 5 MW | 2.3 km |
| St. Pauls Solar 1, LLC | 5 MW | 5.5 km |
| St. Pauls Solar 2 | 5 MW | 5.7 km |
| Robeson County LFG to Energy | 2 MW | 6.5 km |
| Innovative Solar 42 | 71 MW | 9.1 km |
| Butler | 10 MW | 10.9 km |