173rd largest plant in North Carolina · 5951st nationally
Uwharrie Mountain Renewable is a biomass power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 9.6 MW. It generates roughly 35.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,349 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Uwharrie Mountain Renewable |
|---|---|
| Operator | Uwharrie Mountain Renewable Energy, Llc |
| City | Mt. Gilead |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27306 |
| Coordinates | 35.33297, -79.96494 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
|---|
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Progress East |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.