Canton North CarolinaRetired
Haywood County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 50244 · Operator: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc
×53 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Jun 2023)
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 | 337.7 | — | 11,892 |
| 2002 | 317.5 | — | 13,055 |
| 2003 | 344.2 | — | 11,960 |
| 2004 | 251.9 | — | 5,091 |
| 2005 | 308.9 | — | 5,091 |
| 2006 | 308.3 | — | 5,091 |
| 2007 | 312.6 | — | 5,091 |
| 2008 | 371.8 | — | 4,889 |
| 2009 | 356.1 | — | 4,889 |
| 2010 | 364.3 | — | 4,889 |
| 2011 | 369.5 | — | 4,889 |
| 2012 | 335.7 | — | 4,889 |
| 2013 | 320.4 | — | 4,889 |
| 2014 | 336.1 | — | 4,889 |
| 2015 | 342.3 | — | 4,889 |
| 2016 | 337.9 | — | 5,503 |
| 2017 | 336.2 | — | 5,503 |
| 2018 | 309.7 | — | 5,503 |
| 2019 | 288.9 | — | 5,503 |
| 2020 | 309.1 | 32.9% | 5,503 |
| 2021 | 319.9 | 33.5% | 5,503 |
| 2022 | 312.1 | 31.1% | 5,503 |
| 2023 | 108.2 | 29.3% | 5,503 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN8 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 7.5 | 7.5 | Jan 1937 | Retired May 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GEN9 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 7.5 | 7.5 | Jan 1941 | Retired May 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GN10 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 7.5 | 7.5 | Jan 1946 | Retired Jun 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GN11 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 7.5 | 7.5 | Jan 1949 | Retired May 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GN12 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 10 | 10 | Jan 1952 | Retired May 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GN13 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 12.5 | 12.5 | Jun 1979 | Retired May 2023 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. 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.
| Innovative Solar 10 | 2 MW | 8.1 km |
| Innovative Solar 6 | 4 MW | 18 km |
| Marshall Dam | 5 MW | 22.1 km |
| Biltmore Solar Fields | 2 MW | 23 km |
| Craggy Energy Storage | 31 MW | 24.1 km |
| Metropolitan Sewerage District | 2 MW | 25.3 km |