Blewett

Other power plant · Anson County, North Carolina

Nameplate capacity
95 MW
Rank in North Carolina
#45
of 930 plants
In service since
1971
May 1971

Details

Primary fuel
Other
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Operator
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
County
Anson County
Generating units
10
Share of state capacity
0.24%
Rank among other plants in North Carolina
#4 of 69
EIA plant code
2707

Generating units

Individual generating units at Blewett
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GT1Petroleum Liquids18 MW13 MW1971Operating
GT2Petroleum Liquids18 MW13 MW1971Operating
GT3Petroleum Liquids18 MW13 MW1971Operating
GT4Petroleum Liquids18 MW13 MW1971Operating
4Conventional Hydroelectric5.0 MW5.0 MW2012Operating
5Conventional Hydroelectric5.0 MW5.0 MW2012Operating
6Conventional Hydroelectric5.0 MW5.0 MW2012Operating
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.2 MW4.0 MW2012Operating
2Conventional Hydroelectric3.2 MW4.0 MW2012Operating
3Conventional Hydroelectric3.2 MW4.0 MW2012Operating

Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.

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About this data

From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 95 MW solar plant and a 95 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.

“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Carolina power plants · What North Carolina actually generates