Eden Solar LLC
Richmond County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59778 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate48MWSummer 48 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation80GWh12 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 | 2.3 | 6.4% | — |
| 2016 | 84.1 | 20.1% | — |
| 2017 | 93 | 22.3% | — |
| 2018 | 85.1 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 85.6 | 20.5% | — |
| 2020 | 80.7 | 19.3% | — |
| 2021 | 84.1 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 83.1 | 19.9% | — |
| 2023 | 81.2 | 19.4% | — |
| 2024 | 81.8 | 19.5% | — |
| 2025 | 79.9 | 19.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDENS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 47.7 | 47.7 | Dec 2015 | 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% | 48 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ellerbe | 2 MW | 10.1 km |
| Gladstone Farm | 5 MW | 10.2 km |
| Foxfire Solar Farm | 5 MW | 11.1 km |
| Pine Valley Solar Farm, LLC | 5 MW | 12.4 km |
| Pinesage | 5 MW | 13.4 km |
| Whiskey Solar | 5 MW | 16.6 km |