Whitakers
Solar power plant · Nash County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Duke Energy Renewables Services
- County
- Nash County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in North Carolina
- #94 of 758
- EIA plant code
- 59526
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHIT1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 12 MW | 12 MW | 2015 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Carolina
| Camp Lejeune Solar and Energy Storage | Solar | 13 MW |
| Washington White Post Solar LLC | Solar | 12 MW |
| Gastonia Prime Power Park | Other | 12 MW |
| NCSU Cates Cogeneration Plant | Natural gas | 11 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 12 MW solar plant and a 12 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Carolina power plants · What North Carolina actually generates