Old Catawba PV 1
Catawba County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59519 · Operator: strata manager, llc
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%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 | 0.1 | 2.8% | — |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 21.0% | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 19.6% | — |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 19.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 19.6% | — |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 18.9% | — |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 18.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLDC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3.5 | 3.5 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: strata manager, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Fresh Air Energy XV, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Apple Data Center - PV2 | 20 MW | 7.3 km |
| Sonne Two | 5 MW | 7.6 km |
| Arndt Farm | 5 MW | 8.4 km |
| Apple One | 5 MW | 9.4 km |