Whitakers
Nash County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59526 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate12MWSummer 12 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%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 | 0.4% | — |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 25.2% | — |
| 2017 | 27.9 | 26.6% | — |
| 2018 | 26.3 | 25.0% | — |
| 2019 | 26.9 | 25.6% | — |
| 2020 | 24.7 | 23.4% | — |
| 2021 | 26.4 | 25.1% | — |
| 2022 | 26.3 | 25.0% | — |
| 2023 | 22.7 | 21.6% | — |
| 2024 | 21.8 | 20.7% | — |
| 2025 | 24.2 | 23.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHIT1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 12 | 12 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Colonial Eagle Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Watson Seed Farm PV1 | 20 MW | 1.2 km |
| Whitakers Farm (Fisher Rd) | 3 MW | 1.5 km |
| Cummins Whitakers PV Arrays | 3 MW | 4.3 km |
| Chestnut Solar | 75 MW | 6.2 km |
| Sun Farm VIII, LLC | 4 MW | 7.6 km |
| Battleboro Farm | 5 MW | 8 km |