Panda Solar NC 1, LLCRetirement planned
Robeson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 62089 · Operator: Panda Solar NC 1, LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019Retirement planned Apr 2049
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 | 18.6% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 17.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 20.8% | — |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 20.2% | — |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 18.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20002 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Apr 2019 | Operating · retirement planned | Apr 2049 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Panda Solar NC 1, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Panda Solar NC 1, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Panda Solar NC 2, LLC | 2 MW | 0.5 km |
| Progress Solar II, LLC | 4 MW | 4.4 km |
| Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Walters Solar (FLS 260) | 5 MW | 7.7 km |
| Floyd Solar, LLC | 7 MW | 9.1 km |
| Turkey Branch Solar LLC | 5 MW | 9.8 km |