Shoe Creek Solar, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60380
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Scotland, NC
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 129,783 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Duke Energy Progress East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Shoe Creek Solar, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #39 of 775 Solar plants in NC#1214 of 7447 nationally
65 MW Solar operating in Scotland, NC — Duke Energy Progress East
EIAGEMWD
65 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.8380, -79.3858
County
Scotland, NC
Nearby Plants
- Scotch Grove SolarSolar80 MW · 5.7 km
- Innovative Solar 47Solar33.8 MW · 6.5 km
- Holstein PlantSolar20 MW · 8.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cypress Creek Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Shoe Creek Solar, LLC is a 65 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Scotland County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. It utilizes a single generator and fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Shoe Creek Solar is ranked as the 35th largest solar plant in North Carolina out of 770, and 1034th nationally out of 7108.
In its most recent year of operation, Shoe Creek Solar generated 129,783 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.8%. The plant operates within the Duke Energy Progress East balancing authority and is located in the SERC NERC region. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, indicating it is part of ongoing research into the economics of solar power.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Progress East
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
6.2K MWh
Latest Month
129.8K MWh
Annual Generation
22.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$54.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$20.8/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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