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Metropolitan Sewerage District

Metropolitan Sewerage District is a 2.4 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Buncombe County, North Carolina, operated by Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 1988 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW Standby / back-upSep 1988
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW OperatingSep 1988
GEN3Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW OperatingSep 1988

Plant details

Operator
Metropolitan Sewerage District
Location
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Balancing authority
CPLE
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 2.4 MW
First unit online
Sep 1988
EIA plant ID
10181

Location

35.6497, -82.5992

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem