Gaston
Halifax County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2756 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
Nameplate178MWSummer 220 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation118GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor6%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1963
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 | 178.3 | 9.0% | — |
| 2002 | 135 | 6.9% | — |
| 2003 | 649.9 | 33.0% | — |
| 2004 | 349.6 | 17.7% | — |
| 2005 | 273.3 | 13.9% | — |
| 2006 | 236.9 | 12.0% | — |
| 2007 | 223.8 | 11.3% | — |
| 2008 | 158.3 | 8.2% | — |
| 2009 | 314.6 | 16.3% | — |
| 2010 | 340.2 | 17.6% | — |
| 2011 | 199.9 | 10.4% | — |
| 2012 | 172.2 | 8.9% | — |
| 2013 | 300.6 | 15.6% | — |
| 2014 | 309.3 | 16.1% | — |
| 2015 | 316.9 | 16.4% | — |
| 2016 | 410.1 | 21.2% | — |
| 2017 | 271.4 | 14.1% | — |
| 2018 | 471.9 | 24.5% | — |
| 2019 | 368.3 | 19.1% | — |
| 2020 | 376.4 | 19.5% | — |
| 2021 | 277.5 | 14.4% | — |
| 2022 | 228.4 | 11.8% | — |
| 2023 | 226.8 | 11.8% | — |
| 2024 | 332.4 | 17.2% | — |
| 2025 | 225.6 | 11.7% | — |
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 Hydroelectric | HY | 44.4 | 55 | Mar 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.4 | 55 | Feb 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.4 | 55 | Feb 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.4 | 55 | Feb 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | 100.0% | 178 MW |
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