Stikeleather Farm
Alexander County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59595 · Operator: Stikeleather Farm, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%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 | 9.8 | 53.2% | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 22.7% | — |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 20.7% | — |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 19.8% | — |
| 2021 | 9.6 | 21.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10 | 22.8% | — |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 21.8% | — |
| 2024 | 9.2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2025 | 8.9 | 20.3% | — |
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 | 5 | 5 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Stikeleather Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Stikeleather Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Taylorsville Solar LLC | 1 MW | 4.2 km |
| Ventura Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 6.9 km |
| Oxford Dam | 36 MW | 11.9 km |
| Arndt Farm | 5 MW | 15 km |
| Lookout Shoals | 26 MW | 16.2 km |
| Statesville, Highway 64 | 2 MW | 18.7 km |