Blackville Solar II
Barnwell County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 61973 · Operator: DP-C2 Episode 1 LLC
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation37GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 35.7 | 30.4% | — |
| 2020 | 42.3 | 24.1% | — |
| 2021 | 37.7 | 21.5% | — |
| 2022 | 34 | 19.4% | — |
| 2023 | 26.2 | 14.9% | — |
| 2024 | 31.1 | 17.7% | — |
| 2025 | 37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2BV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | May 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DP-C2 Episode 1 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DP-C2 Episode 1 LLC | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blackville Solar Farm, LLC | 7 MW | 0.3 km |
| Crossroads Solar | — | 10 km |
| Denmark Solar | 6 MW | 11.1 km |
| Richardson Solar | 4 MW | 11.2 km |
| Barnwell Solar | 5 MW | 14.5 km |
| Edison Solar | 5 MW | 16.1 km |