Panda Solar NC 5, LLCRetirement planned
Cumberland County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 62123 · Operator: Panda Solar NC 5, LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019Retirement planned Jun 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 | 1.1 | 20.9% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 18.9% | — |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 21.6% | — |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 20.7% | — |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 19.7% | — |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 17.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20007 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Jun 2019 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2049 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Panda Solar NC 5, 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 5, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Quincy Solar | 4 MW | 2.7 km |
| Carter PV1 | 5 MW | 3.6 km |
| Butler-Warner Generation Plant | 305 MW | 6 km |
| Boykin PV1 | 16 MW | 9.2 km |
| Rockfish Solar | 5 MW | 9.7 km |
| Gillespie Street Solar | 2 MW | 12.2 km |