Biltmore Solar Fields
Buncombe County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61271 · Operator: The Biltmore Company
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor2%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 9.0% | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 12.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 2.9% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 1.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18950 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: The Biltmore Company. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Biltmore Natural Resources, LLC | 60.0% | 1 MW |
| Biltmore Energy Company, LLC | 40.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Craggy Energy Storage | 31 MW | 9.2 km |
| Metropolitan Sewerage District | 2 MW | 9.9 km |
| Asheville | 1,012 MW | 10.7 km |
| Asheville BESS | 17 MW | 10.8 km |
| Asheville Solar | — | 10.9 km |