North Carolina Solar III LLC
Scotland County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58880 · Operator: SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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 | 0.4 | 12.2% | — |
| 2014 | 9.2 | 21.5% | — |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 20.8% | — |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 21.2% | — |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 22.1% | — |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 20.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 20.5% | — |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 18.7% | — |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 19.9% | — |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 20.6% | — |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 20.6% | — |
| 2025 | 8.3 | 19.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCIII | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.9 | 4.9 | Dec 2013 | 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 |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Smith Solar Farm | 5 MW | 0.9 km |
| Henry Gibson Solar | 5 MW | 1.8 km |
| Oakboro Farm | 5 MW | 3.8 km |
| Innovative Solar 65 | 5 MW | 5.5 km |
| McLean Homestead | 5 MW | 5.9 km |
| Friesian Holdings | — | 6.1 km |