Shelby, NC
Other power plant · Cleveland County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC.
- County
- Cleveland County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in North Carolina
- #26 of 69
- EIA plant code
- 54363
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.2 MW | 0.8 MW | 1972 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.2 MW | 0.8 MW | 1972 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 0.6 MW | 1972 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 0.6 MW | 1972 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Gastonia Solar Center | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| Gaston County Renewable Energy Center | Other | 4.2 MW |
| Railroad Solar Farm, LLC | Solar | 4.1 MW |
| Ashley Solar Farm | Solar | 4.0 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 4.2 MW solar plant and a 4.2 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