Dixon Dairy Road Solar
Cleveland County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58453 · Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.1 | 20.2% | — |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 21.2% | — |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 19.5% | — |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 20.8% | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 20.1% | — |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 19.8% | — |
| 2020 | 6.6 | 18.8% | — |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 19.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 19.0% | — |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 14.8% | — |
| 2024 | 6.3 | 18.0% | — |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 16.8% | — |
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 | 4 | 4 | Dec 2011 | 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).
| Headwater Energy, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Roper Farm, LLC | 5 MW | 3 km |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | 736 MW | 3.2 km |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | 544 MW | 4.4 km |
| Mill Creek (SC) | 799 MW | 4.7 km |
| Lux Solar, LLC | 2 MW | 5 km |
| 231 Dixon 74 Solar I, LLC | 2 MW | 5.3 km |