Buckleberry Solar
Lenoir County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61693 · Operator: John Laing US Solar Corp.
Nameplate52MWSummer 52 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation93GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 2.1 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 106.2 | 23.3% | — |
| 2020 | 98.4 | 21.5% | — |
| 2021 | 102.3 | 22.4% | — |
| 2022 | 100.5 | 22.0% | — |
| 2023 | 93.7 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 95.7 | 20.9% | — |
| 2025 | 96.4 | 21.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 52.1 | 52.1 | Nov 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: John Laing US Solar Corp.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| John Laing US Solar Corp. | 100.0% | 52 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Highland Solar Center LLC | 5 MW | 4.6 km |
| Exum Farm Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 4.6 km |
| Littlefield Solar Center LLC | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Lenoir Farm 2 | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Kinston Solar | 5 MW | 6.8 km |
| Albemarle Solar Center LLC | 5 MW | 16.8 km |