Apple Data Center - Fuel Cell 1&2Retired
Catawba County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 58264 · Operator: Apple, Inc
×11 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Nov 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 21.3% | — |
| 2013 | 65.3 | 85.5% | — |
| 2014 | 66.2 | 75.6% | — |
| 2015 | 59.4 | 67.8% | — |
| 2016 | 63.3 | 72.1% | — |
| 2017 | 79.4 | 90.6% | — |
| 2018 | 69.1 | 78.8% | — |
| 2019 | 58.6 | 66.9% | — |
| 2020 | 65.5 | 74.6% | — |
| 2021 | 54.8 | 75.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC1 | Landfill Gas | FC | 5 | 4.8 | Sep 2012 | Retired Nov 2021 | — | coming soon |
| FC2 | Landfill Gas | FC | 5.5 | 5.2 | Apr 2013 | Retired Nov 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Apple, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Apple Data Center PV | 21 MW | 1.3 km |
| Sigmon Catawba Farm | 5 MW | 3.4 km |
| Blackburn Landfill Co-Generation | retired | 3.7 km |
| Owen Solar | 5 MW | 4.4 km |
| Maiden Community Center | 2 MW | 5.4 km |
| Clark Creek Solar Plant | — | 6.4 km |