Wilson Solar Farm 5
Wilson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61278 · Operator: Headwater Energy, LLC
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%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 | 11.6 | 20.7% | — |
| 2018 | 17 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 20.4% | — |
| 2020 | 16 | 19.2% | — |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 19.9% | — |
| 2022 | 13.7 | 16.5% | — |
| 2023 | 14.5 | 17.5% | — |
| 2025 | 15.2 | 18.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 9.5 | May 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% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wilson Solar Farm 6 | 10 MW | 0 km |
| Wilson Solar Farm 1 | 3 MW | 3.5 km |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | 3 MW | 4.7 km |
| Jackson Solar Farm | 10 MW | 8.6 km |
| Van Slyke Solar Center, LLC | 5 MW | 10.8 km |
| Upchurch Solar Center LLC | 5 MW | 11.4 km |