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Edenton Generators

Other power plant · Chowan County, North Carolina

Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Rank in North Carolina
#750
of 930 plants
In service since
1988
December 1988

Details

Primary fuel
Other
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Operator
Town of Edenton - (NC)
County
Chowan County
Generating units
2
Share of state capacity
0.01%
Rank among other plants in North Carolina
#35 of 69
EIA plant code
7429

Generating units

Individual generating units at Edenton Generators
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
2Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW1.2 MW1988Operating
3Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW1.2 MW2014Operating

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 2.4 MW solar plant and a 2.4 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