Kelford
Bertie County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59527 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation40GWh12 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 45 | 25.6% | — |
| 2017 | 44 | 25.1% | — |
| 2018 | 43 | 24.5% | — |
| 2019 | 34.8 | 19.9% | — |
| 2020 | 40.9 | 23.3% | — |
| 2021 | 43.4 | 24.8% | — |
| 2022 | 37.2 | 21.2% | — |
| 2023 | 27.5 | 15.7% | — |
| 2024 | 39.1 | 22.3% | — |
| 2025 | 40.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELF1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | 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% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lewiston Solar | 5 MW | 0.8 km |
| Kelford | 5 MW | 0.9 km |
| Aulander Hwy 42 Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 15.9 km |
| Bradley PV1 | 5 MW | 17.4 km |
| SunEnergy1-Scotland Neck, LLC | 3 MW | 17.9 km |
| Dogwood Solar, LLC | 20 MW | 17.9 km |