North 301 Solar
Halifax County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61778 · Operator: North 301 Solar
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation38GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2 | 7.9% | — |
| 2020 | 38.1 | 21.7% | — |
| 2021 | 40.4 | 23.0% | — |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 24.3% | — |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 22.2% | — |
| 2024 | 27.1 | 15.4% | — |
| 2025 | 35.9 | 20.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N301 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: North 301 Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| North 301 Solar | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sweetleaf Solar LLC | — | 5.9 km |
| Halifax County Solar | — | 7.3 km |
| Chestnut Solar | 75 MW | 8.7 km |
| Watson Seed Farm PV1 | 20 MW | 12.7 km |
| American Beech Solar LLC | 140 MW | 12.8 km |
| Whitakers | 12 MW | 13.8 km |