Town of Cary
Duplin County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59377 · Operator: Town Of Cary
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%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 | 2.4 | 17.9% | — |
| 2014 | 2.4 | 18.5% | — |
| 2015 | 2.3 | 17.2% | — |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 18.9% | — |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 18.4% | — |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 18.1% | — |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 16.4% | — |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 16.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 10.1% | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 15.1% | — |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 17.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARY1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Town Of Cary. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Town Of Cary | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rose Hill | 2 MW | 0 km |
| Buttercup Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 0.3 km |
| Hall Solar Energy Storage | 5 MW | 3.5 km |
| Hickory | 5 MW | 4.3 km |
| Aspen Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 5.3 km |
| Nickelson Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 8.7 km |