Power Plants in Gaston County, North Carolina

Gaston County, North Carolina has 18 power plants totaling 582 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants18operating sites
Capacity581 MWnameplate
Generation308.3k MWhannual
CO₂154.6kmetric tons/year
Coal 75%Hydroelectric 10%Solar 10%Oil 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
G G AllenBelmontCoal435 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Mountain IslandMount HollyHydroelectric60.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Gaston Solar Power PlantCherryville TownshipSolar25.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
High Shoals Pv1High ShoalsSolar16.0 MWPine Gate Renewables
Gastonia Prime Power ParkDallasOil11.8 MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Gastonia, Tulip DriveGastoniaOil5.4 MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Long Creek Waste Water PlantDallasOil5.1 MWCity Of Gastonia
Mariposa Solar Center LlcStanleySolar5.0 MWHeelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
Auten Road Farm, LlcGastoniaSolar5.0 MWCypress Creek Renewables
Gastonia Solar CenterGastoniaSolar4.3 MWAdapture Renewables, Inc.
Gaston County Renewable Energy CenterDallasBiomass4.2 MWGaston County Solid Waste And Recycling Division
Cherryville City HallCherryvilleOil1.8 MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Gaston Memorial HospitalGastoniaOil1.8 MWCity Of Gastonia
De Solar 1725 Drywall DrMt. HollySolar1.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
RiverbendMount HollyCoal— MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Gastonia Rankin LakeGastoniaOil— MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Gastonia Duke StreetGastoniaOil— MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
Hornet SolarGastonSolar— MWHornet Solar Llc

About power generation in Gaston County

Gaston County, North Carolina has 18 power plants totaling 582 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 75% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (10%) and Solar (10%). The largest facility is G G Allen at 435 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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