Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery
Anderson County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 50570 · Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation34GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor81%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1992
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), other 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 | 23.7 | 84.4% | — |
| 2002 | 22.6 | 80.8% | — |
| 2003 | 19.2 | 68.4% | — |
| 2004 | 12 | 42.8% | — |
| 2005 | 23.6 | 84.1% | — |
| 2006 | 23.7 | 84.5% | — |
| 2007 | 19.2 | 68.6% | — |
| 2008 | 22.5 | 80.1% | — |
| 2009 | 23.2 | 82.9% | — |
| 2010 | 19.3 | 68.7% | — |
| 2011 | 20.5 | 67.5% | — |
| 2012 | 25.2 | 59.7% | — |
| 2013 | 31.7 | 75.3% | — |
| 2014 | 33.6 | 80.0% | — |
| 2015 | 31.5 | 75.0% | — |
| 2016 | 33.9 | 80.5% | — |
| 2017 | 30.9 | 73.4% | — |
| 2018 | 29.8 | 70.9% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3 | 64.8% | — |
| 2020 | 31.9 | 75.6% | — |
| 2021 | 23.1 | 54.8% | — |
| 2022 | 22.3 | 58.1% | — |
| 2024 | 31.1 | 73.7% | — |
| 2025 | 34 | 80.8% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jan 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jan 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jan 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jan 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WM Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Norris Dam | 131 MW | 13 km |
| Bull Run | retired | 15.5 km |
| University of Tennessee Steam Plant | 5 MW | 21 km |
| Buffalo Mountain Energy Center | retired | 28.1 km |
| Melton Hill | 72 MW | 35.3 km |
| SR Maryville East | 8 MW | 39.5 km |