Innovative Solar 42 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60539
- Capacity
- 71 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Bladen, NC
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Innovative Solar 42, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 94,638 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Duke Energy Progress East
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Innovative Solar 42
OperatingSolar
Ranked #32 of 775 Solar plants in NC#1177 of 7447 nationally
71 MW Solar operating in Bladen, NC — Duke Energy Progress East
EIAGEMWD
71 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.8408, -78.8785
County
Bladen, NC
Nearby Plants
- DD Fayetteville Solar NC LLCSolar23.1 MW · 3.3 km
- Robeson County LFG to EnergyLandfill Gas2 MW · 6.2 km
- ButlerBESS10 MW · 6.6 km
Ownership & Operator
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 | Innovative Solar 42, LLC | Renantis UK | — |
| Owner(s) | Innovative Solar 42, LLC | Renantis UK Ltd [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Renantis UK Ltd [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Innovative Solar 42 is a 71 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bladen County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Innovative Solar 42, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology. The plant is interconnected with the Duke Energy Progress East balancing authority in the SERC NERC region. It ranks as the 28th largest solar plant in North Carolina out of 770, and nationally it ranks 1000 out of 7108.
The plant's latest annual generation was 94,638 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 16.6%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $41.33 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Progress East
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
4.6K MWh
Latest Month
94.6K MWh
Annual Generation
16.6%
Capacity Factor
Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly Reports, LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$41.3/MWh
PPA Price
Innovative Solar 42, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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