Bay Tree
Solar power plant in Bladen County, North Carolina. 70.1 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables.
Also known as Bay Tree Solar Farm · EIA plant 63976
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 70.1 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 2021First generator online
- Operator
- Cypress Creek RenewablesEIA operator ID 61060
- Grid
- CPLEBalancing authority CPLE
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Bladen County, NC34.7041, −78.3934
- EIA plant ID
- 63976EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Bay Tree produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
147 GWh
146,548 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
23.9%
2024: 23.5%
January to July 2026
101 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2022 to 2025
145.0–156.7
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 1,741 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2022 | 156,667 | 25.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 149,976 | 24.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 144,950 | 23.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 146,548 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 100,623 | 28.2% | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 959 | Solar Photovoltaic | 70.1 | November 2021 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Cypress Creek Renewables 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 Bay Tree
How much power does Bay Tree produce?
Bay Tree reported 146,548 MWh (147 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 23.9% capacity factor on 70.1 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 101 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Bay Tree?
Bay Tree is in Bladen County, North Carolina, at 34.7041, −78.3934. It is in the Duke Energy Progress East balancing area (CPLE).
Who operates Bay Tree?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Cypress Creek Renewables as the operator (EIA operator ID 61060). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Bay Tree start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 2021, 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