Metropolitan Sewerage District
Buncombe County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 10181 · Operator: Metropolitan Sewerage District
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 31.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.1 | 5.4% | — |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 59.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.6 | 60.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 38.3% | — |
| 2007 | 3.7 | 17.6% | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 23.8% | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 47.6% | — |
| 2010 | 7.1 | 33.6% | — |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 31.1% | — |
| 2012 | 8.2 | 39.1% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 43.8% | — |
| 2014 | 10.4 | 49.3% | — |
| 2015 | 6.9 | 32.9% | — |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 40.6% | — |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 31.1% | — |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 38.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 40.0% | — |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 40.5% | — |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 38.9% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 30.2% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 21.0% | — |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 29.1% | — |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 16.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sep 1988 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sep 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sep 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Metropolitan Sewerage District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Metropolitan Sewerage District | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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