Montgomery Solar LLC

OperatingSolar

Ranked #93 of 781 Solar plants in NC#1843 of 7790 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Montgomery, NC — Duke Energy Carolinas

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.3446, -79.7648

County

Montgomery, NC

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Status

as of 3 years ago

Latest milestoneconstruction start · 2024ENR · 2023-05-18

Expected COD2025ENR · 2023-05-18

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	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	O2	—
Owner(s)	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	O2 EMC	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as O2 EMC

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

DeveloperAlphaStruxureENR · 2023-05-18

About

Montgomery Solar LLC is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2015 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC. The plant utilizes a fixed tilt solar tracking system and its primary fuel source is the sun. Montgomery Solar LLC is ranked 88th out of 770 solar plants in North Carolina, and 1494th out of 7108 plants nationally.

The plant operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Montgomery Solar LLC produced 34,354 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.5%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific details are not provided.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators