New River Clean Energy
Raleigh County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 63246 · Operator: Cox Enterprises
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 23.0% | — |
| 2021 | 10.2 | 36.3% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 36.4% | — |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 32.4% | — |
| 2024 | 7.6 | 27.1% | — |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 24.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NEWR1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cox Enterprises. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cox Enterprises | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hawks Nest Hydro | 102 MW | 36.9 km |
| Glen Ferris Hydro | 6 MW | 37.3 km |
| Mammoth | — | 45.5 km |
| London | 14 MW | 45.9 km |
| Gauley River Power Partners | 80 MW | 50.8 km |
| Beech Ridge II Wind Energy Center | 56 MW | 58.3 km |