Kings Mountain Energy Center
Cleveland County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59325 · Operator: NTE Carolinas, LLC
Nameplate544MWSummer 486 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation3,525GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor83%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,933Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2018Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,286.3 | 72.1% | 7,018 |
| 2019 | 2,976.8 | 69.9% | 6,785 |
| 2020 | 2,937 | 68.8% | 6,790 |
| 2021 | 2,864.6 | 67.3% | 6,809 |
| 2022 | 3,128.3 | 73.5% | 6,805 |
| 2023 | 3,377.7 | 79.3% | 6,798 |
| 2024 | 3,322.5 | 77.8% | 6,838 |
| 2025 | 3,161.8 | 74.3% | 6,877 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMEC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 310.2 | 259 | Aug 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| KMEC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 233.7 | 227 | Aug 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NTE Carolinas, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NTE Carolinas, LLC | 100.0% | 544 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| York Road Solar I, LLC | 2 MW | 3.5 km |
| Battleground | 4 MW | 3.6 km |
| Dixon Dairy Road Solar | 4 MW | 4.4 km |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | 736 MW | 6 km |
| Roper Farm, LLC | 5 MW | 7.3 km |
| Lux Solar, LLC | 2 MW | 7.4 km |