5 MW Solar operating in Moore, NC — Duke Energy Carolinas
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
10
Generators
units
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.3131, -79.6921
County
Moore, NC
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Strata Manager | — |
| Owner(s) | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Spicewood Solar Farm LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Spicewood Solar Farm LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Samarcand Solar Farm, LLC is a 5 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Moore County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2014 and consists of 10 generators utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking. The operator is SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC. Samarcand Solar Farm is ranked 141st out of 770 solar plants in North Carolina, and 2401st nationally out of 7108 plants.
The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. In its latest year of reported generation, Samarcand Solar Farm produced 7,581 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 17.3%. The balancing authority for the plant is Duke Energy Carolinas, and it is located within the SERC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Carolinas
Grid Voltage
23 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
377 MWh
Latest Month
7.6K MWh
Annual Generation
17.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.