Gastonia, Tulip Drive
Other power plant · Gaston County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
- County
- Gaston County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in North Carolina
- #19 of 69
- EIA plant code
- 56262
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| Unit1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| Unit2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2005 | 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
| Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | Solar | 5.4 MW |
| Eastside WWTP | Other | 5.4 MW |
| New Bern | Other | 5.4 MW |
| Plymouth Solar LLC | Solar | 5.4 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 5.4 MW solar plant and a 5.4 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