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Uwharrie Mountain Renewable9.6 MW Waste

Waste

Uwharrie Mountain Renewable is a 9.6 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by Uwharrie Mountain Renewable Energy LLC since 2014. Ranked #222 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 9.6 MW represents 0.1% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Uwharrie Mountain Renewable 16.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Buck (697.9 MW, Gas) and Anson County Generation Facility (343.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 50 km from Charlotte.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Uwharrie Mountain Renewable Energy LLC
Location
35.3330°, -79.9649°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,954. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #24,855 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #368 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Uwharrie Mountain Renewable Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

174 plants within 100 km, 18,528 MW combined

Nearest plant: Copperfield (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.333000, -79.964900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.4 Kt
59 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
233.1 Kt
Over 12 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2039
13 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.2K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
883.0K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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