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Innovative Solar 15, LLC

Solar power plant in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 2 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.

Also known as Innovative Solar 15 · EIA plant 59554

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Key facts

Capacity
2 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
August 2014First generator online
Operator
AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
Grid
DUKBalancing authority DUK
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Rutherford County, NC35.3194, −81.7642
EIA plant ID
59554EIA plant page

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

How much power Innovative Solar 15 produces

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Net generation, 2025

3.08 GWh

3,078 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

17.6%

2024: 16.7%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

2.9–3.9

GWh a year. Low 2024, 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
20141,186Not reported5 of 12
20153,21021.6%12 of 12
20163,917Not reported12 of 12
20173,39019.3%12 of 12
20183,30618.9%12 of 12
20193,34619.1%12 of 12
20203,03617.3%12 of 12
20213,14518.0%12 of 12
20223,29518.8%12 of 12
20233,12117.8%12 of 12
20242,93416.7%12 of 12
20253,07817.6%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

Free · EPA CAMPD

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
FLS1Solar Photovoltaic2.0August 2014

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

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.

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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 Innovative Solar 15

How much power does Innovative Solar 15, LLC produce?

Innovative Solar 15, LLC reported 3,078 MWh (3.08 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 17.6% capacity factor on 2 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Innovative Solar 15, LLC?

Innovative Solar 15, LLC is in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 35.3194, −81.7642. It is in the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing area (DUK).

Who operates Innovative Solar 15, LLC?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Innovative Solar 15, LLC start operating?

Its first generator began operating in August 2014, 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)

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