Elm City Solar Facility
Solar power plant in Wilson County, North Carolina. 40 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Also known as EIA plant 59164
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 40 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- March 2016First generator online
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)EIA operator ID 3046
- Grid
- CPLEBalancing authority CPLE
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Wilson County, NC35.7811, −77.8469
- EIA plant ID
- 59164EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Elm City Solar Facility produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
57.5 GWh
57,496 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
16.4%
2024: 20.9%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2017 to 2025
57.5–82.1
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | 51,618 | Not reported | 10 of 12 |
| 2017 | 82,070 | 23.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 79,375 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 79,638 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 75,356 | 21.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 78,435 | 22.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 72,188 | 20.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 77,329 | 22.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 73,551 | 20.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 57,496 | 16.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 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
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo 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| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSC 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 40.0 | March 2016 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Elm City Solar Facility
How much power does Elm City Solar Facility produce?
Elm City Solar Facility reported 57,496 MWh (57.5 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 16.4% capacity factor on 40 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Elm City Solar Facility?
Elm City Solar Facility is in Wilson County, North Carolina, at 35.7811, −77.8469. It is in the Duke Energy Progress East balancing area (CPLE).
Who operates Elm City Solar Facility?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator (EIA operator ID 3046). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Elm City Solar Facility start operating?
Its first generator began operating in March 2016, 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)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page