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Gaston County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2718 · Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
×1,148 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2024)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,426.4 | 54.3% | 9,674 |
| 2002 | 5,071.4 | 50.8% | 9,720 |
| 2003 | 6,642.2 | 66.5% | 9,452 |
| 2004 | 6,268.1 | 62.3% | 9,741 |
| 2005 | 6,415.5 | 64.0% | 9,988 |
| 2006 | 6,426.5 | 64.1% | 9,743 |
| 2007 | 6,916.5 | 69.0% | 10,026 |
| 2008 | 6,456.1 | 64.2% | 9,981 |
| 2009 | 3,663.1 | 37.2% | 10,159 |
| 2010 | 5,473.4 | 55.4% | 10,253 |
| 2011 | 4,109.2 | 41.6% | 10,422 |
| 2012 | 1,948.7 | 19.7% | 10,885 |
| 2013 | 2,004.4 | 20.3% | 10,527 |
| 2014 | 2,398.8 | 24.3% | 10,347 |
| 2015 | 1,657 | 16.8% | 10,536 |
| 2016 | 1,391.1 | 14.4% | 11,657 |
| 2017 | 994.3 | 10.3% | 11,056 |
| 2018 | 819.8 | 8.5% | 10,838 |
| 2019 | 895 | 9.3% | 11,691 |
| 2020 | 519.6 | 5.4% | 12,661 |
| 2021 | 161.5 | 2.2% | 15,044 |
| 2022 | 208.5 | 5.7% | 16,141 |
| 2023 | 80.8 | 2.4% | 20,453 |
| 2024 | 197.9 | 8.0% | 15,207 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 163.2 | 120 | Jun 1957 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 163.2 | 162 | Nov 1957 | Retired Dec 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 272 | 258 | Oct 1959 | Retired Mar 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 278 | 257 | Oct 1960 | Retired Dec 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 272 | 259 | Jul 1961 | Retired Sep 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Allen 2 BESS | — | 0.3 km |
| Allen 1 Battery Energy Storage System | 50 MW | 1.4 km |
| DE Solar 10240 Old Dowd Rd | retired | 6.4 km |
| Reventure Park | 4 MW | 11.7 km |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital | 2 MW | 14.8 km |
| DE Solar 1725 Drywall Dr | retired | 15.2 km |