Gaston County Renewable Energy Center
Gaston County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 61758 · Operator: Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling Division
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation23GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor63%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.5 | 77.6% | — |
| 2018 | 29.6 | 80.5% | — |
| 2019 | 27.9 | 75.7% | — |
| 2020 | 25.6 | 69.3% | — |
| 2021 | 22.8 | 62.0% | — |
| 2022 | 23.9 | 64.8% | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 57.0% | — |
| 2024 | 19.8 | 53.6% | — |
| 2025 | 23.1 | 62.6% | — |
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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling Division. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling Division | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| High Shoals Hydro (NC) | 2 MW | 2.8 km |
| High Shoals PV1 | 16 MW | 4.4 km |
| Mariposa Solar Center LLC | 5 MW | 7.8 km |
| Gaston Solar Power Plant | 25 MW | 7.8 km |
| Long Creek Waste Water Plant | 5 MW | 8.7 km |
| Auten Road Farm, LLC | 5 MW | 9.5 km |