Wilson Solar Farm 1
Wilson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61274 · Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8 | 22.1% | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 20.6% | — |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 19.0% | — |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 19.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 13.8% | — |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 16.8% | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 17.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WISL1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3.4 | 3.3 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Headwater Energy, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | 3 MW | 1.8 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 6 | 10 MW | 3.5 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 5 | 10 MW | 3.5 km |
| Jackson Solar Farm | 10 MW | 8.4 km |
| Van Slyke Solar Center, LLC | 5 MW | 8.7 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 4 | 10 MW | 9 km |