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EIA plant 62185

Darlington · Darlington · SC

Birch Solar

Operated by Birch Solar

Annual generation3,661 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Birch Solar?

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34.267992, -79.868581

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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 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.

10
20
3376
4440
5381
6405
7427
8428
9331
10392
11250
12231

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
10
20
3376
4440
5381
6405
7427
8428
9331
10392
11250
12231

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
3376 MWh
4440 MWh
5381 MWh
6405 MWh
7427 MWh
8428 MWh
9331 MWh
10392 MWh
11250 MWh
12231 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
27Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62185
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 (440 MWh) and 1, 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 440 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
27Solar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not 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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