How many solar farms are planned in North Carolina?

Developers have proposed 54 solar farms in North Carolina with 4.7 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in North Carolina?

Macadamia Solar in Washington County, North Carolina is the largest planned, at 484 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.

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.

Planned solar farms in North Carolina

Developers have proposed 54 solar farms in North Carolina with 4.7 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned solar farms in North Carolina are expected online in 2027 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in North Carolina

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Macadamia Solar	Washington County	2028	484 MW
2	Macadamia Solar	Washington County	2028	375 MW
3	Macadamia Solar	Washington County	2028	300 MW
4	Cherry Solar	Northhampton County	2027	180 MW
5	Shawboro Solar	Currituck County	2027	150 MW
6	Mackeys - Creswell 115 kV	Washington County	2025	150 MW
7	Mackeys - Creswell 115 kV	Washington County	–	150 MW
8	Albemarle Beach Solar	Washington County	2026	140 MW
9	Cashie 230 kV	Bertie County	2024	110 MW
10	Cashie 230 kV	Bertie County	–	110 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in North Carolina

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Albemarle Beach Solar	Washington County	2026	140 MW
2	Hornet Solar	Gaston County	2026	73 MW
3	Westfield Solar, LLC	Hoke County	2026	40 MW
4	Midfield Solar, LLC	Columbus County	2026	25 MW
5	Asheville Solar	Buncombe County	2026	10 MW
6	Sweetleaf Solar	Halifax County	2027	93 MW
7	Sweetleaf Solar	Halifax County	2027	60 MW
8	Quaker Creek Farm Solar	Alamance County	2027	35 MW
9	Bear Branch Solar	Stokes County	2027	35 MW
10	Cherry Solar	Northhampton County	2027	180 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 planned in North Carolina?: Developers have proposed 54 solar farms in North Carolina with 4.7 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in North Carolina?: Macadamia Solar in Washington County, North Carolina is the largest planned, at 484 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
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.