Waste Management Piedmont LFGTE Project
Forsyth County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 57169 · Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC
×1 MW other retired since 2020 (latest May 2023)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor64%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.1 | 80.2% | — |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 94.1% | — |
| 2013 | 17.7 | 84.3% | — |
| 2014 | 17.1 | 81.3% | — |
| 2015 | 15.6 | 74.4% | — |
| 2016 | 14.5 | 68.8% | — |
| 2017 | 15 | 71.2% | — |
| 2018 | 13.9 | 66.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5 | 64.2% | — |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 59.7% | — |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 54.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.9 | 51.7% | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 47.8% | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 42.8% | — |
| 2025 | 9 | 63.9% | — |
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 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 2011 | Retired May 2023 | — | 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).
| Waste Management of Carolinas Inc | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Belews Creek | 2,491 MW | 9.9 km |
| DE Solar 657 Brigham Rd | retired | 11.7 km |
| Lick Creek Solar, LLC | 50 MW | 12.7 km |
| Salem Energy Systems LLC | 5 MW | 12.8 km |
| Carol Jean Solar | 4 MW | 16.5 km |
| Bear Branch Solar | — | 18.2 km |