Gaston
Hydro power plant · Halifax County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Halifax County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.44%
- Rank among hydro plants in North Carolina
- #3 of 38
- EIA plant code
- 2756
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 44 MW | 55 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 44 MW | 55 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 44 MW | 55 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 44 MW | 55 MW | 1963 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Carolina
| Timbermill Wind, LLC | Wind | 189 MW |
| Rosemary Power Station | Other | 180 MW |
| Hiwassee Dam | Hydro | 166 MW |
| W H Weatherspoon | Other | 163 MW |
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 178 MW solar plant and a 178 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