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EIA plant 64174

Gibsonville · Guilford · NC

Big Boy

Operated by Cypress Creek Renewables

Annual generation4,398 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Big Boy?

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36.077670, -79.633767

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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 Photovoltaic3 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.

1275
2318
3415
4434
5430
6468
7400
8387
9332
10415
11274
12250

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
1275
2318
3415
4434
5430
6468
7400
8387
9332
10415
11274
12250

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1275 MWh
2318 MWh
3415 MWh
4434 MWh
5430 MWh
6468 MWh
7400 MWh
8387 MWh
9332 MWh
10415 MWh
11274 MWh
12250 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1303Solar PhotovoltaicSUN3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64174
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 (468 MWh) and 12 the lowest (250 MWh). Their difference is 218 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1303Solar Photovoltaic3.03.03.0Not 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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