Wilson Solar Farm 2
Wilson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61275 · Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%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 | 7.6 | 24.8% | — |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 25.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 25.7% | — |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 24.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 24.4% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 25.2% | — |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 24.3% | — |
| 2025 | 7.4 | 22.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 3.8 | Feb 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wilson Solar Farm 4 | 10 MW | 2.4 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 7 | 10 MW | 7.6 km |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | 3 MW | 8.8 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 1 | 3 MW | 10.6 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 3 | 10 MW | 10.9 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 5 | 10 MW | 13.2 km |