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EIA plant 59645

Mt. Olive · Wayne · NC

Mt Olive Solar 1

Operated by Cypress Creek Renewables

Annual generation7,698 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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35.181111, -78.096944

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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 Photovoltaic5 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.

1458
2597
3756
4785
5695
6558
7728
8722
9630
10694
11538
12537

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
1458
2597
3756
4785
5695
6558
7728
8722
9630
10694
11538
12537

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1458 MWh
2597 MWh
3756 MWh
4785 MWh
5695 MWh
6558 MWh
7728 MWh
8722 MWh
9630 MWh
10694 MWh
11538 MWh
12537 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
FLS1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59645
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (785 MWh) and 1 the lowest (458 MWh). Their difference is 327 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
FLS1Solar Photovoltaic5.05.05.0Not 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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