Buxton
Dare County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2783 · Operator: North Carolina El Member Corp
Nameplate15MWSummer 15 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate21,144Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1991Runs as rarely runs
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.6 | 2.7% | 11,155 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 2.4% | 9,920 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 20,628 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 1.1% | 12,696 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 0.6% | 15,837 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | 0.9% | 14,388 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 27,330 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0.8% | 14,376 |
| 2011 | 1.7 | 1.3% | 13,093 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 16,880 |
| 2015 | 1.2 | 0.9% | 13,559 |
| 2016 | -0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 0.9% | 14,095 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 13,086 |
| 2020 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 26,807 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 15,365 |
| 2023 | -0.2 | -0.1% | — |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 21,144 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: North Carolina El Member Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| North Carolina El Member Corp | 100.0% | 15 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ocracoke Hybrid | 4 MW | 44.1 km |