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Utility / plant operator

Cardinal Renewables

23 recorded solar installations interconnected by Cardinal Renewables — mostly in North Carolina.

At a glance

Cardinal Renewables is a utility or plant operator with 23 recorded solar installations interconnected, totalling 179.8 MW (as reported), dated 2016 to 2023. Most of its records are in North Carolina (43%).

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permits + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.

Installations interconnected
23
Total capacity
179.8 MW
as reported
States
10
Median size
4,200 kW
Median $/W
—
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA

Growth

Installations by year

2016
2
2017
5
2018
4
2019
2
2020
4
2021
2
2022
3
2023
1

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSize$/WSegment
Jan 1, 2023Rockmart, GA3,600 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2022Statesboro, GA4,000 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2022Atlanta, GA4,000 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2022Americus, GA1,800 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2021St. Johnsbury, VT3,300 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2021Logansport, IN19,300 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2020Estacada, OR15,200 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2020Sandy, OR15,200 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2020Keysville, VA17,400 kW—UTILITY
Jan 1, 2020Woodruff, SC26,000 kW—UTILITY

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How does Cardinal Renewables compare with other utilities & plant operators?

Its median system is 4,200 kW, about 618 times the median of 6.8 kW for all recorded installations. Utilities & plant operators with similar recorded volume include Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (56,197), San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (52,118) and Potomac Electric Power Co (40,361).

How has Cardinal Renewables's installation volume changed?

The earliest dated installation interconnected by Cardinal Renewables is from 2016. The busiest year on record is 2017, with 5 installations. 2023 has 1 recorded installation. The most recent dated record is from Jan 1, 2023.

Where are Cardinal Renewables's solar installations?

Its recorded installations span 10 states: North Carolina (10), Georgia (4), Oregon (2) and Florida (1). The places with the most records are Ephrata, PA (1), Robersonville, NC (1), Keysville, VA (1), Aulander, NC (1) and Bartow, FL (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Cardinal Renewables interconnected?

PanelCensus records 23 installations interconnected by Cardinal Renewables, from Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 1, 2023, totalling 179.8 MW of capacity across 10 states. Coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

Where does Cardinal Renewables operate?

Most recorded activity is in North Carolina (10), Georgia (4) and Oregon (2).

How large are Cardinal Renewables's solar installations?

The median recorded installation is 4,200 kW, against 6.8 kW for all recorded installations; total recorded capacity is 179.8 MW.

When was Cardinal Renewables's most recent recorded solar installation?

The latest dated record is from Jan 1, 2023. Public registers report with a lag, so newer installations may not appear yet.

Why does Cardinal Renewables appear on rooftop solar records?

On distributed (rooftop and commercial) records the operator field names the utility the system interconnects with; on utility-scale plants it names the plant operator. Cardinal Renewables's profile counts both.

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About this data

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published October 19, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: PanelCensus, “Cardinal Renewables, utility / plant operator”, https://panelcensus.com/operators/cardinal-renewables-556 (data as of October 19, 2026).