Ararat Rock Solar, LLC
Surry County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58492 · Operator: Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 19.9% | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 20.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 19.4% | — |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 18.0% | — |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 17.5% | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 18.6% | — |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 18.5% | — |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 17.1% | — |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 18.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARR | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3.5 | 3.5 | Sep 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mayberry Solar LLC | 1 MW | 1.7 km |
| COC Surry LFG, LLC | 2 MW | 3.8 km |
| Hayes Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 14.7 km |
| Double Creek | 5 MW | 17.8 km |
| Stony Knoll Solar, LLC | 23 MW | 19.9 km |
| Two Hearted Solar | 22 MW | 25.3 km |