Bowater Newsprint Calhoun OperationRetired
McMinn County, Tennessee · EIA plant ID 50956 · Operator: Resolute Forest Products
×63 MW other retired since 2020 (latest May 2022)
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 | 449.8 | 162.5% | — |
| 2002 | 509.9 | 151.1% | — |
| 2003 | 525.3 | 161.8% | 9,094 |
| 2004 | 462 | 163.5% | 5,045 |
| 2005 | 434.6 | 138.5% | 5,045 |
| 2006 | 434.6 | 122.7% | 5,045 |
| 2007 | 422.3 | 50.9% | 5,045 |
| 2008 | 393.1 | 52.1% | 5,045 |
| 2009 | 356.8 | 53.1% | 5,045 |
| 2010 | 374.3 | 58.3% | 5,045 |
| 2011 | 357.5 | 52.8% | 5,045 |
| 2012 | 349 | 58.1% | 5,045 |
| 2013 | 330.3 | 50.4% | 5,045 |
| 2014 | 350 | 61.9% | 5,045 |
| 2015 | 354.2 | 51.4% | 5,045 |
| 2016 | 295.9 | 45.3% | 5,076 |
| 2017 | 300.6 | 48.3% | 5,076 |
| 2018 | 325.3 | 50.7% | 5,076 |
| 2019 | 312.4 | 46.9% | 5,076 |
| 2020 | 331.6 | 43.4% | 5,076 |
| 2021 | 344.3 | 52.6% | 5,076 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1.0% | 5,025 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 19 | 17 | May 1954 | Retired May 2022 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 19.2 | 19 | Jul 1954 | Retired May 2022 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 25 | 27 | Jul 1957 | Retired May 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Resolute Forest Products. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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