Porter Solar
Craven County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59504 · Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5 | 8.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 19.7% | — |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 19.5% | — |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 17.7% | — |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 17.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 18.6% | — |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 19.0% | — |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 5.7 | 13.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cypress Creek Renewables | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| New Bern Farm | 5 MW | 1.8 km |
| International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | 38 MW | 3.7 km |
| Grove Solar | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Andrew Solar | 5 MW | 7 km |
| Sweet Tea Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 8.2 km |
| TWE New Bern Solar Project, LLC | 4 MW | 8.8 km |