Rutherford Farm
Rutherford County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59589 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate75MWSummer 75 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation138GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor21%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.4 | 6.1% | — |
| 2017 | 139.2 | 21.2% | — |
| 2018 | 131.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 138 | 21.1% | — |
| 2020 | 131.4 | 20.0% | — |
| 2021 | 137.3 | 20.9% | — |
| 2022 | 138.1 | 21.1% | — |
| 2023 | 136.2 | 20.8% | — |
| 2024 | 134.6 | 20.5% | — |
| 2025 | 135.8 | 20.7% | — |
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 | 74.8 | 74.8 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rutherford Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 75 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Charlotte Solar | 5 MW | 0.9 km |
| Old Caroleen Solar Farm | 2 MW | 4.7 km |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | 4 MW | 5.7 km |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | 1,531 MW | 7.7 km |
| Innovative Solar 15, LLC | 2 MW | 9.1 km |
| Ruff Solar LLC | 22 MW | 9.3 km |