Carl Friedrich Gauss Solar
Halifax County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 60882 · Operator: Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor9%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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 | 0.6 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 14.6% | — |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 10.4% | — |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 20.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 19.1% | — |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 17.2% | — |
| 2024 | 5.7 | 12.9% | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 9.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAUSS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Oct 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| HXNAir Solar One | 5 MW | 0.4 km |
| Cork Oak Solar | 20 MW | 6.3 km |
| Sunflower Solar | 16 MW | 6.6 km |
| American Legion PV 1 | 16 MW | 8.3 km |
| Halifax County Solar | — | 11.4 km |
| Schell Solar Farm | 5 MW | 11.6 km |