Innovative Solar 15, LLC
Rutherford County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59554 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.2 | 19.0% | — |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 21.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 22.3% | — |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 19.4% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 25.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 25.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 23.0% | — |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 23.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 25.1% | — |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 23.8% | — |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 22.3% | — |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 23.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 1.5 | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ruff Solar LLC | 22 MW | 0.1 km |
| Old Caroleen Solar Farm | 2 MW | 5 km |
| Gamble Solar | 3 MW | 5.8 km |
| Sophie Solar | 5 MW | 6.3 km |
| Innovative Solar 18, LLC | 2 MW | 7.1 km |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | 4 MW | 7.2 km |