Water Filter Plant #2
Burke County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 55534 · Operator: City of Morganton - (NC)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 | 1.3% | 8,768 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 1.5% | 14,935 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 1.4% | 16,233 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 1.1% | 15,324 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 1.8% | 7,515 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 1.0% | 20,282 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 1.7% | 10,621 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.9% | 7,020 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 11,839 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 8,621 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 9,012 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 6,672 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 15,538 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 16,540 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.2% | 23,692 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.3% | 24,447 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1299 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.7 | May 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3516 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.3 | Apr 1992 | Retired May 2013 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Morganton - (NC). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Morganton - (NC) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Morganton Station 5 | 2 MW | 2.1 km |
| Morganton, Parker Road | 2 MW | 6.2 km |
| Catawba River Pollution Control | 1 MW | 7.2 km |
| Bridgewater | 28 MW | 9.9 km |
| Drexel Operations Center | 2 MW | 10.9 km |
| Nebo Energy Storage | — | 12.6 km |