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Solar power in North Carolina

January 01, 1970

Solar power has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. state of North Carolina, from less than 1 MW (megawatts) in 2007 to 6,152 MW in 2019, when it had the second-largest installed PV capacity of all states.[1]

Solar installation, Fort Bragg

In addition to federal incentives, the state has a Renewable Portfolio Standard of 12.5% by 2021 and a state renewable energy tax credit, both of which have been credited with boosting solar installations.[2][3][4]

A 2018 Smithsonian Magazine article described North Carolina as likely being the national leader in the "solar shepherd phenomenon" – combining sheep farming with solar power plants to reduce the high costs of grass trimming.[5]

According to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, as of June 2019, North Carolina generates 5.81% of its electricity through solar power, and ranks second (up from 3rd in 2018) in total installed photovoltaics.[6]

Grid-connected PV capacity[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Year Total (MW) Installed (MW) % Change
2007 0.7
2008 4.7 4 571%
2009 12.5 7.8 166%
2010 40 28.7 220%
2011 85.5 45.5 114%
2012 207.9 122.4 143%
2013 469 261.1 126%
2014 849 380 81%
2015 1,974 1,125 132%
2016 2,984 1,010 51%
2017 3,287.5 303.5 10%
2018 4,692.1 1,404.6 42.7%
2019 6,152.3 1,460.2 31%
2020 7,037.8 885.5 14%
2021 7,811.2 773.4 %
2022 8,179 367.8 %
Source: NREL[15]

Currently operating edit

The following tables show some of the major solar power projects currently operating in North Carolina (NC).

Dominion Energy edit

North Carolina solar projects[16]
Name Location MW Current status PV modules Footprint
(acres)
Clipperton Sampson County 5 Operational as of 2017 (Nov.) 56,640 28.52
Fremont Wayne County 5 Operational as of 2017 (Nov.) 21,128 29.76
Gutenberg Solar Northampton

County

79.9 Operational as of 2019 (Sept.) 287,430 1,126
IS37 Anson County 79 Operational as of 2017 (Aug.) 344,056 550
Moorings 2 Lenoir County 5 Operational as of 2017 (Nov.) 58,400 36
Morgans Corner Pasquotank County 20 Operational as of 2017 (Nov.) 81,054 110
Mustang Solar Moore County 5 Operational as of 2018 (July) 21,300 30
Pecan Solar Northampton

County

74.9 Operational as of 2018 (Dec.) 929,100 1,050
Pikeville Wayne County 5 Operational as of 2017 (Nov.) 56,640 30
Summit Farms Currituck County 60 Operational as of 2016 (Dec.) 650
Wakefield Solar Wake County 5 Operational as of 2017 (Dec.) 22,300 30

Duke Energy edit

Duke Energy Renewables
Name Location MW Construction
completed		 PV Modules Electricity purchaser (offtaker)
Battleboro Solar[17] Edgecombe County 5 2015-04 23,300 Dominion North Carolina Power
Bethel Price Solar[18] Pitt County 5 2013-12 23,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Capital Partners, Phase I[19] Elizabeth City 20 2014-12 93,000 George Washington University
American University
GWU Hospital
Capital Partners, Phase II[20] Kelford
Whitakers		 33.5 2015-12 147,300 George Washington University
American University
GWU Hospital
Conetoe II[21] Edgecombe County 80 2015-09 375,000 Lockheed-Martin (38%)[22]
Corning (62%)[23]
Creswell Solar[24] Washington County 14 2015-02 66,500 Dominion North Carolina Power
Davie Solar[25] Davie County 29 2017 63,308
Dogwood Solar[26] Halifax County 20 2013-12 93,000
Everett's Wildcat Solar[27] Martin County 5 2014-12 23,300 Dominion North Carolina Power
Halifax Solar Power Project[28] Roanoke Rapids 20 2014-12 100,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Holiness Solar[29] Murphy 1 2011-11 4,242 Tennessee Valley Authority
Martins Creek Solar[30] Murphy 1 4,400 Tennessee Valley Authority
Millfield Solar[31] Beaufort County 5 2013-11 27,450 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Monroe Solar[32] Union County 60 2017
Murfreesboro Solar[33] Murfreesboro 5 2011-12 19,960 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation
Shawboro Solar[34] Currituck County 20 2015-12 95,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Shelby Solar[35] Shelby 1 2010-05 4,522 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Sunbury Solar[36] Gates County 5 2015-08 23,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Taylorsville Solar[37] Taylorsville 1 2010-10 4,224 EnergyUnited
Tarboro Solar[38] Edgecombe County 5 2015-04 23,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Washington Airport Solar[39] Beaufort County 5 2013-12 23,000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Washington White Post Solar[40] Beaufort County 12.5 2012-12 53,000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Wingate Solar[41] Murphy 1 2011-08 4,340 Tennessee Valley Authority
Windsor Cooper Hill Solar[42] Bertie County 5 2013 23,000 Dominion North Carolina Power
Duke Energy Regulated Utility
Name Location MW Construction
completed		 PV modules
Camp Lejeune Solar[43] Onslow County 17.25 2017-03 55,000
Elm City Solar[44][45] Wilson County 40 2016-06 487,000
Fayetteville Solar[46] Cumberland County 23 2015-12 105,000
Warsaw Solar[47] Duplin County 65 2016-06 850,000
 
Solar installation, Sandy Grove Middle School, Robeson County

On September 15, 2014, Duke Energy committed US$500 million to an expansion of solar power in North Carolina.[48] Announced projects include:

  • Warsaw Solar Facility (65 MW) – Duplin County, developed by Strata Solar. This was scheduled to be the largest PV plant east of the Mississippi River as of the announcement date.
  • Elm City Solar Facility (40 MW) – Wilson County, developed by HelioSage Energy
  • Fayetteville Solar Facility (23 MW) – Bladen County, developed by Tangent Energy Solutions

In addition, Duke Energy plans to purchase energy from five new projects:

Other Generators (20MW+) edit

Recurrent Energy
(A subsidiary of Canadian Solar)
Name Location MW Construction
completed
NC 102[49] Cabarrus County 74.8
(102 MWP)		 2018
IS-42[50] Cumberland County 71
(92 MWP)		 2018

Generation edit

Using data available from the U.S. Energy Information Agency's Electric Power Annual 2017[51] and "Electric Power Monthly Data Browser",[52][53][54][55] the following table summarizes North Carolina's solar energy posture.

Solar-electric generation in North Carolina
Year Facilities Summer capacity (MW) Electric energy (GWh or M kWh) Capacity factor Yearly growth of generating capacity Yearly growth of produced energy % of NC renewable electric energy % of NC generated electric energy % of U.S. Solar electric energy
2018 523 3982 6997 0.201 18.7% 25.4% 53.5% 5.2% 10.5%
2017 481 3355 5579 0.190 37.7% 63.1% 51.6% 4.3% 10.5%
2016 411 2437 3421 0.16 69.6% 149% 32.9% 2.6% 9.5%
2015 262 1436.8 1374 0.11 112.5% 88.5% 15.8% 1.07% 5.5%
2014 676 729 0.123 103% 111% 9.10% 0.60% 4.10%
2013 84 333.2 345 0.176 190.8% 148.2% 3.5% 0.27% 3.82%
2012 38 114.6 139 0.199 156.4% 717.7% 2.16% 0.12% 3.21%
2011 15 44.7 17 0.049 27.7% 54.6% 0.27% 0.01% 0.94%
2010 9 35 11 0.066 1067% 120% 0.16% 0.01% 0.91%
2009 3 3 5 0.190 0% 150% 0.07% 0.00% 0.56%
2008 3 3 2 0.152 0% 0% 0.04% 0.00% 0.23%
2007 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Capacity factor for each year was computed from the end-of-year summer capacity. 2018 data is from Electric Power Monthly and is subject to change.

 
2017 NC Solar Energy Generation Profile
NC Utility Scale solar generation (GWh, Million kWh)[56][57]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total
2011 17
2012 2 2 4 6 6 6 9 7 9 17 23 48 139
2013 10 17 24 21 32 34 34 32 36 40 30 35 345
2014 31 41 56 58 74 67 69 75 68 88 49 54 729
2015 63 52 95 110 160 151 167 156 109 100 76 135 1,374
2016 168 175 348 300 265 320 336 448 328 254 182 298 3,421
2017 265 335 423 477 534 482 537 480 473 423 372 314 5,115
2018 402 356 514 632 629 677 643 658 440 483 369 308 6,111
2019 410 398 661 680 772 753 838 749 683 556 481 472 7,451
2020 477 492 641 872 873 850 955 766 650 660 552 484 8,274
2021 517 520 817 1018 1085 990 1037 986 916 775 715 548 9,922
2022 635 719 969 1157 1173 1251 1174 1111 1048 938 664 534 11,373

Beginning with the 2014 data year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has estimated the distributed solar-photovoltaic generation and distributed solar-photovoltaic capacity.[58] These non-utility-scale appraisals evaluate that North Carolina generated the following amounts of additional solar energy:

Estimated distributed solar electric generation in North Carolina[59]
Year Summer capacity (MW) Electric energy (GWh or M kWh)
2018 140.1 212
2017 114.9 186
2016 109.7 167
2015 71.7 84
2014 56.8 72

Duke Energy rebates edit

On January 22, 2018, Duke Energy Renewables proposed a $62 million rebate program for both residential and nonresidential customers. It was the first of three programs Duke is proposing as part of "Competitive Energy Solutions for North Carolina" legislation, signed into law in 2017 by Gov. Roy Cooper. The program requires approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission.[60]

Proposal details
Electricity customer Eligible rebate Maximum rebate
Residential
(10 kilowatts or less) 		60 cents per watt $6,000
Nonresidential 50 cents per watt $50,000
Nonprofit entity 75 cents per watt $75,000

Customers would also have the option of leasing solar equipment from a third-party.

On April 16, 2018, the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the program. It applies to Duke Energy's residential, nonresidential and nonprofit customers who installed a solar system and a bi-directional meter on their property on or after January 1, 2018.[61]

See also edit

External links edit

  • North Carolina solar calculator
  • Renewable energy policies and incentives

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Solar power has been increasing rapidly in the U S state of North Carolina from less than 1 MW megawatts in 2007 to 6 152 MW in 2019 when it had the second largest installed PV capacity of all states 1 Solar installation Fort Bragg In addition to federal incentives the state has a Renewable Portfolio Standard of 12 5 by 2021 and a state renewable energy tax credit both of which have been credited with boosting solar installations 2 3 4 A 2018 Smithsonian Magazine article described North Carolina as likely being the national leader in the solar shepherd phenomenon combining sheep farming with solar power plants to reduce the high costs of grass trimming 5 According to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association as of June 2019 North Carolina generates 5 81 of its electricity through solar power and ranks second up from 3rd in 2018 in total installed photovoltaics 6 Grid connected PV capacity 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Year Total MW Installed MW Change 2007 0 7 2008 4 7 4 571 2009 12 5 7 8 166 2010 40 28 7 220 2011 85 5 45 5 114 2012 207 9 122 4 143 2013 469 261 1 126 2014 849 380 81 2015 1 974 1 125 132 2016 2 984 1 010 51 2017 3 287 5 303 5 10 2018 4 692 1 1 404 6 42 7 2019 6 152 3 1 460 2 31 2020 7 037 8 885 5 14 2021 7 811 2 773 4 2022 8 179 367 8 Source NREL 15 Contents 1 Currently operating 1 1 Dominion Energy 1 2 Duke Energy 1 3 Other Generators 20MW 2 Generation 3 Duke Energy rebates 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesCurrently operating editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2023 This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2023 The following tables show some of the major solar power projects currently operating in North Carolina NC Dominion Energy edit North Carolina solar projects 16 Name Location MW Current status PV modules Footprint acres Clipperton Sampson County 5 Operational as of 2017 Nov 56 640 28 52 Fremont Wayne County 5 Operational as of 2017 Nov 21 128 29 76 Gutenberg Solar Northampton County 79 9 Operational as of 2019 Sept 287 430 1 126 IS37 Anson County 79 Operational as of 2017 Aug 344 056 550 Moorings 2 Lenoir County 5 Operational as of 2017 Nov 58 400 36 Morgans Corner Pasquotank County 20 Operational as of 2017 Nov 81 054 110 Mustang Solar Moore County 5 Operational as of 2018 July 21 300 30 Pecan Solar Northampton County 74 9 Operational as of 2018 Dec 929 100 1 050 Pikeville Wayne County 5 Operational as of 2017 Nov 56 640 30 Summit Farms Currituck County 60 Operational as of 2016 Dec 650 Wakefield Solar Wake County 5 Operational as of 2017 Dec 22 300 30 Duke Energy edit Duke Energy Renewables Name Location MW Constructioncompleted PV Modules Electricity purchaser offtaker Battleboro Solar 17 Edgecombe County 5 2015 04 23 300 Dominion North Carolina Power Bethel Price Solar 18 Pitt County 5 2013 12 23 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Capital Partners Phase I 19 Elizabeth City 20 2014 12 93 000 George Washington UniversityAmerican UniversityGWU Hospital Capital Partners Phase II 20 KelfordWhitakers 33 5 2015 12 147 300 George Washington UniversityAmerican UniversityGWU Hospital Conetoe II 21 Edgecombe County 80 2015 09 375 000 Lockheed Martin 38 22 Corning 62 23 Creswell Solar 24 Washington County 14 2015 02 66 500 Dominion North Carolina Power Davie Solar 25 Davie County 29 2017 63 308 Dogwood Solar 26 Halifax County 20 2013 12 93 000 Everett s Wildcat Solar 27 Martin County 5 2014 12 23 300 Dominion North Carolina Power Halifax Solar Power Project 28 Roanoke Rapids 20 2014 12 100 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Holiness Solar 29 Murphy 1 2011 11 4 242 Tennessee Valley Authority Martins Creek Solar 30 Murphy 1 4 400 Tennessee Valley Authority Millfield Solar 31 Beaufort County 5 2013 11 27 450 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Monroe Solar 32 Union County 60 2017 Murfreesboro Solar 33 Murfreesboro 5 2011 12 19 960 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Shawboro Solar 34 Currituck County 20 2015 12 95 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Shelby Solar 35 Shelby 1 2010 05 4 522 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Sunbury Solar 36 Gates County 5 2015 08 23 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Taylorsville Solar 37 Taylorsville 1 2010 10 4 224 EnergyUnited Tarboro Solar 38 Edgecombe County 5 2015 04 23 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Washington Airport Solar 39 Beaufort County 5 2013 12 23 000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Washington White Post Solar 40 Beaufort County 12 5 2012 12 53 000 North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Wingate Solar 41 Murphy 1 2011 08 4 340 Tennessee Valley Authority Windsor Cooper Hill Solar 42 Bertie County 5 2013 23 000 Dominion North Carolina Power Duke Energy Regulated Utility Name Location MW Constructioncompleted PV modules Camp Lejeune Solar 43 Onslow County 17 25 2017 03 55 000 Elm City Solar 44 45 Wilson County 40 2016 06 487 000 Fayetteville Solar 46 Cumberland County 23 2015 12 105 000 Warsaw Solar 47 Duplin County 65 2016 06 850 000 nbsp Solar installation Sandy Grove Middle School Robeson County On September 15 2014 Duke Energy committed US 500 million to an expansion of solar power in North Carolina 48 Announced projects include Warsaw Solar Facility 65 MW Duplin County developed by Strata Solar This was scheduled to be the largest PV plant east of the Mississippi River as of the announcement date Elm City Solar Facility 40 MW Wilson County developed by HelioSage Energy Fayetteville Solar Facility 23 MW Bladen County developed by Tangent Energy Solutions In addition Duke Energy plans to purchase energy from five new projects 48 MW Bladen County developed by Innovative Solar Systems 48 MW Richmond County developed by FLS Energy 20 MW Scotland County developed by Birdseye Renewable Energy 19 MW Cleveland County developed by Birdseye Renewable Energy 15 MW Beaufort County developed by Element Power US Other Generators 20MW edit Recurrent Energy A subsidiary of Canadian Solar Name Location MW Constructioncompleted NC 102 49 Cabarrus County 74 8 102 MWP 2018 IS 42 50 Cumberland County 71 92 MWP 2018Generation editThis article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2023 Using data available from the U S Energy Information Agency s Electric Power Annual 2017 51 and Electric Power Monthly Data Browser 52 53 54 55 the following table summarizes North Carolina s solar energy posture Solar electric generation in North Carolina Year Facilities Summer capacity MW Electric energy GWh or M kWh Capacity factor Yearly growth of generating capacity Yearly growth of produced energy of NC renewable electric energy of NC generated electric energy of U S Solar electric energy 2018 523 3982 6997 0 201 18 7 25 4 53 5 5 2 10 5 2017 481 3355 5579 0 190 37 7 63 1 51 6 4 3 10 5 2016 411 2437 3421 0 16 69 6 149 32 9 2 6 9 5 2015 262 1436 8 1374 0 11 112 5 88 5 15 8 1 07 5 5 2014 676 729 0 123 103 111 9 10 0 60 4 10 2013 84 333 2 345 0 176 190 8 148 2 3 5 0 27 3 82 2012 38 114 6 139 0 199 156 4 717 7 2 16 0 12 3 21 2011 15 44 7 17 0 049 27 7 54 6 0 27 0 01 0 94 2010 9 35 11 0 066 1067 120 0 16 0 01 0 91 2009 3 3 5 0 190 0 150 0 07 0 00 0 56 2008 3 3 2 0 152 0 0 0 04 0 00 0 23 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 0 00 Capacity factor for each year was computed from the end of year summer capacity 2018 data is from Electric Power Monthly and is subject to change nbsp 2017 NC Solar Energy Generation Profile NC Utility Scale solar generation GWh Million kWh 56 57 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 17 2012 2 2 4 6 6 6 9 7 9 17 23 48 139 2013 10 17 24 21 32 34 34 32 36 40 30 35 345 2014 31 41 56 58 74 67 69 75 68 88 49 54 729 2015 63 52 95 110 160 151 167 156 109 100 76 135 1 374 2016 168 175 348 300 265 320 336 448 328 254 182 298 3 421 2017 265 335 423 477 534 482 537 480 473 423 372 314 5 115 2018 402 356 514 632 629 677 643 658 440 483 369 308 6 111 2019 410 398 661 680 772 753 838 749 683 556 481 472 7 451 2020 477 492 641 872 873 850 955 766 650 660 552 484 8 274 2021 517 520 817 1018 1085 990 1037 986 916 775 715 548 9 922 2022 635 719 969 1157 1173 1251 1174 1111 1048 938 664 534 11 373 Beginning with the 2014 data year the Energy Information Administration EIA has estimated the distributed solar photovoltaic generation and distributed solar photovoltaic capacity 58 These non utility scale appraisals evaluate that North Carolina generated the following amounts of additional solar energy Estimated distributed solar electric generation in North Carolina 59 Year Summer capacity MW Electric energy GWh or M kWh 2018 140 1 212 2017 114 9 186 2016 109 7 167 2015 71 7 84 2014 56 8 72Duke Energy rebates editOn January 22 2018 Duke Energy Renewables proposed a 62 million rebate program for both residential and nonresidential customers It was the first of three programs Duke is proposing as part of Competitive Energy 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