Catawba River Pollution Control
Burke County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 56553 · Operator: City of Morganton - (NC)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2009Runs as rarely runs
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.4% | 7,132 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 10,643 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.4% | 14,108 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 19,054 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.4% | 17,806 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.3% | 14,538 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1234 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.1 | Jul 2009 | Operating | — | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Drexel Operations Center | 2 MW | 6 km |
| Morganton, Parker Road | 2 MW | 6.2 km |
| Water Filter Plant #2 | 2 MW | 7.2 km |
| Morganton Station 5 | 2 MW | 9.2 km |
| Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm | 1 MW | 13.8 km |
| Bridgewater | 28 MW | 16 km |