Samarcand Solar Farm, LLC
Moore County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58805 · Operator: SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1 | 20.7% | — |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 21.9% | — |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 19.2% | — |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 17.1% | — |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 19.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 19.1% | — |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 18.8% | — |
| 2024 | 7.6 | 17.3% | — |
| 2025 | 7.1 | 16.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV10 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV6 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV7 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV8 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| INV9 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
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