Fern Solar LLC
Edgecombe County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 62798 · Operator: BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC
Nameplate100MWSummer 100 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation218GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor25%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8.1% | — |
| 2021 | 232.7 | 26.6% | — |
| 2022 | 225.5 | 25.8% | — |
| 2023 | 224.2 | 25.6% | — |
| 2024 | 173 | 19.7% | — |
| 2025 | 213.2 | 24.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERN | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 100 | 100 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC | 100.0% | 100 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Edgecombe Solar LLC | — | 6.9 km |
| Sun Farm VIII, LLC | 4 MW | 7.9 km |
| SoINCPower5, LLC | 5 MW | 8.1 km |
| Battleboro Farm | 5 MW | 8.4 km |
| Leggett Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 9 km |
| QVC Inc | 4 MW | 9.3 km |