How many solar farms are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 770 operating utility-scale solar farms with 7.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest solar farm in North Carolina?

American Beech Solar LLC in Halifax County, North Carolina is the largest, at 140 MW. It came online in 2025.

How many solar farms were built in North Carolina in 2025?

8 solar farms came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 249 MW of capacity.

Who is developing solar farms in North Carolina?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Solar farms in North Carolina

North Carolina has 770 operating solar farms with 7.1 GW of capacity. 8 came online in 2025.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

North Carolina had 407 solar farms online in 2016 and 770 in 2026

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Solar farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest solar farms in North Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	American Beech Solar LLC	Halifax County	2025	140 MW
2	Albemarle Beach Solar	Washington County	2020	130 MW
3	Oak Solar	Northampton County	2023	120 MW
4	Innovative Solar 37 LLC	Anson County	2017	100 MW
5	Fern Solar LLC	Edgecombe County	2020	100 MW
6	Oak Trail Solar, LLC	Currituck County	2023	100 MW
7	Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC	Hertford County	2018	99 MW
8	Wilkinson Solar LLC	Beaufort County	2019	81 MW
9	Conetoe II Solar, LLC	Edgecombe County	2015	80 MW
10	Harts Mill Solar, LLC	Edgecombe County	2020	80 MW

Solar farms that came online most recently in North Carolina

Newest first

#	Solar farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	SAS Solar Farm	Wake County	2026	2 MW
2	Apex NC Solar	Cleveland County	2026	29 MW
3	Two Hearted Solar	Yadkin County	2026	22 MW
4	Baron Solar, LLC	Anson County	2025	5 MW
5	American Beech Solar LLC	Halifax County	2025	140 MW
6	Red Bud Solar Plant	Nash County	2025	80 MW
7	Rockfish Solar	Cumberland County	2025	5 MW
8	Longleaf Pine Solar LLC	Davie County	2025	5 MW
9	Williams Solar LLC	Johnston County	2025	5 MW
10	Gillespie Street Solar	Cumberland County	2025	2 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in North Carolina

How many solar farms are in North Carolina?: North Carolina has 770 operating utility-scale solar farms with 7.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest solar farm in North Carolina?: American Beech Solar LLC in Halifax County, North Carolina is the largest, at 140 MW. It came online in 2025.
How many solar farms were built in North Carolina in 2025?: 8 solar farms came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 249 MW of capacity.
Who is developing solar farms in North Carolina?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.