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EIA plant 58538

Timberlake · Person · NC

PCSP3 Airport

Operated by Carolina Solar Energy LLC

Annual generation3,812 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is PCSP3 Airport?

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36.288056, -78.986111

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic2.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1248
2264
3289
4347
5354
6394
7392
8336
9392
10230
11318
12248

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1248
2264
3289
4347
5354
6394
7392
8336
9392
10230
11318
12248

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1248 MWh
2264 MWh
3289 MWh
4347 MWh
5354 MWh
6394 MWh
7392 MWh
8336 MWh
9392 MWh
10230 MWh
11318 MWh
12248 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58538
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (394 MWh) and 10 the lowest (230 MWh). Their difference is 164 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
3Solar Photovoltaic2.52.52.5Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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