Innovative Solar 54
Lenoir County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59669 · Operator: John Laing US Solar Corp.
Nameplate50MWSummer 50 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation100GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.7 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 99.8 | 22.8% | — |
| 2020 | 96.2 | 21.9% | — |
| 2021 | 100.8 | 23.0% | — |
| 2022 | 97.3 | 22.2% | — |
| 2023 | 96.5 | 22.0% | — |
| 2024 | 99.9 | 22.7% | — |
| 2025 | 98.3 | 22.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS054 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 50 | 50 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: John Laing US Solar Corp.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| John Laing US Solar Corp. | 100.0% | 50 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kinston Davis Farm | 5 MW | 6.4 km |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | 9 MW | 7.8 km |
| Scarlet Solar | 2 MW | 11.1 km |
| Lenoir Farm | 5 MW | 13.8 km |
| Crockett Farm | 5 MW | 14.7 km |
| Moorings Farm 2, LLC | 5 MW | 14.7 km |