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EIA plant 63835

King · Stokes · NC

Pilot Mountain Solar, LLC

Operated by USF Essex Lessor, LLC

Annual generation9,647 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Pilot Mountain Solar, LLC?

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36.270660, -80.376350

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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 Photovoltaic4.9 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.

1597
2731
3889
4933
5959
61,013
7923
8913
9681
10894
11586
12528

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
1597
2731
3889
4933
5959
61,013
7923
8913
9681
10894
11586
12528

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1597 MWh
2731 MWh
3889 MWh
4933 MWh
5959 MWh
61,013 MWh
7923 MWh
8913 MWh
9681 MWh
10894 MWh
11586 MWh
12528 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN4.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63835
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, 6 has the highest recorded value (1,013 MWh) and 12 the lowest (528 MWh). Their difference is 485 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic4.94.94.9Not 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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