Ashley Solar Farm
Yadkin County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59566 · Operator: Ashley Solar Farm, LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%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 | 7.2 | 24.4% | — |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 21.9% | — |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 19.8% | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 19.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 19.9% | — |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 18.9% | — |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 20.9% | — |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 19.3% | — |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 19.3% | — |
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 | 4 | 4 | Mar 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ashley Solar Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Ashley Solar Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| 1051 Lucky Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 3.2 km |
| 1047 Little Mountain Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 7.9 km |
| Yadkin 601 Farm | 3 MW | 12.2 km |
| 1009 Yadkin Solar | 5 MW | 13 km |
| Sugar Solar, LLC | 60 MW | 13.3 km |
| Partin Solar | 50 MW | 15.9 km |