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- Size not stated
- 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW
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- Loads
- In development
- Under construction
- Operating
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Sonne Two
Power plant · Solar
Key facts
Power plant · Solarran 18% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2016
- Net generation, 2025
- 7,951 MWh
- Grid
- 23 kV to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DUK)
- Location
- Catawba County, North Carolina
- Operated by
- Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLCSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Output
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- Technology
- Solar source: “Solar Photovoltaic”
- Age
- 10 years since 2016
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Gem |
|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 27,129 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.181 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 7,951 |
| Balancing authority code | DUK |
Solar array
Solar array
The array area counts panels and inverters only, not buildings, fences or the whole site.
- Array area (acres)
- 22.7
- AC capacity (MW)
- 5
- DC capacity (MW)
- 6.9
- Mounting
- Fixed tilt
- Site type
- Greenfield
- Began operating
- 2016
Source USPVDB
Source
- U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic DatabaseMap services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
5 sourcesSources EIA-860M · GEM · USPVDB · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- Global Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses)Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) — USGS and LBNL; one row per facility with its array footprintMap services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
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|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Creek Battery Under construction | Storage | 4.8 km | 50 |
| Austin Solar Postponed | Solar | 6.6 km | 2 |
| CLT04 LYLE CREEK DATA CENTER Under construction | Large load | 8.7 km | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION, CLT10 Built | Large load | 8.8 km | |
| APPLE INC. Built | Large load | 9.9 km | |
| RJ Solar Postponed | Solar | 10.2 km | 5 |
| CLT40 DATA CENTER Under construction | Large load | 10.8 km | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION, CLT17 Built | Large load | 12.2 km | |
| Clark Creek Solar Plant Filed | Solar + storage | 15.0 km | 54 |