Asheville BESS
Buncombe County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 69429 · Operator: Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
Nameplate17MWSummer 17 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
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.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVLB1 | Batteries | BA | 17.3 | 17.3 | Sep 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Progress - (NC). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 100.0% | 17 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Asheville | 1,012 MW | 0.1 km |
| Asheville Solar | — | 0.2 km |
| Asheville-Rock Hill Battery | 9 MW | 7.9 km |
| Biltmore Solar Fields | 2 MW | 10.8 km |
| Sawtell Solar | 3 MW | 18.2 km |
| Craggy Energy Storage | 31 MW | 19.8 km |