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Shankle Solar Center LLC

Solar power plant in Hoke County, North Carolina. 4.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Shankle Solar Center LLC.

Also known as Shankle Solar Center · Shankle Solar Center, LLC · EIA plant 58956

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Key facts

Capacity
4.8 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
January 2015First generator online
Operator
Shankle Solar Center LLCEIA operator ID 58820
Grid
CPLEBalancing authority CPLE
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Hoke County, NC34.9439, −79.1958
EIA plant ID
58956EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Shankle Solar Center produces

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Net generation, 2025

4.15 GWh

4,152 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

9.9%

2024: 20.8%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

4.2–14.9

GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2016

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
20158,579Not reported12 of 12
201614,87335.3%12 of 12
20179,71323.1%12 of 12
20188,51720.3%12 of 12
20197,93218.9%12 of 12
20207,85018.6%12 of 12
20218,32919.8%12 of 12
20229,26222.0%12 of 12
20238,86821.1%12 of 12
20248,78820.8%12 of 12
20254,1529.9%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

Free · EIA-860M
GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
SHANSolar Photovoltaic4.8January 2015

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Shankle Solar Center LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

Modeled curtailment

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Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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Questions about Shankle Solar Center

How much power does Shankle Solar Center LLC produce?

Shankle Solar Center LLC reported 4,152 MWh (4.15 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 9.9% capacity factor on 4.8 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Shankle Solar Center LLC?

Shankle Solar Center LLC is in Hoke County, North Carolina, at 34.9439, −79.1958. It is in the Duke Energy Progress East balancing area (CPLE).

Who operates Shankle Solar Center LLC?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Shankle Solar Center LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 58820). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Shankle Solar Center LLC start operating?

Its first generator began operating in January 2015, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
  • EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
  • Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
  • Project names from the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page