Metropolitan Sewerage District
A 2.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Buncombe, North Carolina, owned by Metropolitan Sewerage District, commissioned in 1988.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 10181Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1988
Owner
Metropolitan Sewerage District
Location
Buncombe, North Carolina
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
6.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.9 | |
| 2016 | 8.6 | |
| 2017 | 6.5 | |
| 2018 | 8.1 | |
| 2019 | 8.4 | |
| 2020 | 8.5 | |
| 2021 | 8.2 | |
| 2022 | 6.4 | |
| 2023 | 4.4 | |
| 2024 | 6.1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfin Solar | Solar | 5 MW | ~1 km |
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| Innovative Solar 6 | Solar | 3.6 MW | ~10 km |
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| Ivy River Hydro | Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | ~14 km |
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