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Sept. 2016 |
Completed excavation of the 1982 basin. Ash from the remaining 1964 basin is being transported to a fully lined landfill in Homer, Ga. The project will complete in 2022. |
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02/22/2016 |
Began transporting coal ash from our Asheville Plant to the fully lined Cliffside landfill in Mooresboro, N.C. We plan to initially focus on transporting during daylight hours with a fleet of trucks making up to 2-3 turns per weekday. This plan will continue to be evaluated for safety and efficiencies. |
Asheville Plant
Capacity: 376 megawatts
Location: Skyland, North Carolina
Commercial Date: 1964
Status: Operating
The two-unit, 376-megawatt coal-fired Asheville Plant is located in Skyland, N.C. The site also includes two combustion turbines capable of producing 324 megawatts. The Asheville Plant is the largest electric generating facility in Western North Carolina, and began commercial operation in 1964, with additions in 1971, 1999 and 2000.
In the past four decades, our customers’ electricity use in the Asheville area has more than doubled. And demand for electricity in this portion of our service area is expected to grow by more than 15 percent in the next decade.
The Western Carolinas Modernization Project is a comprehensive plan that will transform the energy system in the region to meet the growing needs of our customers. The power plant and electric transmission projects will also create a peak workforce of approximately 800 jobs in the 2017–2019 time frame, and bring significant property tax revenues. The project is expected to be completed by 2020.
Have a Question? Email your questions to:
CoalAshQuestions@duke-energy.com
Location: Skyland, North Carolina
Commercial Date: 1964
Status: Operating
The two-unit, 376-megawatt coal-fired Asheville Plant is located in Skyland, N.C. The site also includes two combustion turbines capable of producing 324 megawatts. The Asheville Plant is the largest electric generating facility in Western North Carolina, and began commercial operation in 1964, with additions in 1971, 1999 and 2000.
In the past four decades, our customers’ electricity use in the Asheville area has more than doubled. And demand for electricity in this portion of our service area is expected to grow by more than 15 percent in the next decade.
The Western Carolinas Modernization Project is a comprehensive plan that will transform the energy system in the region to meet the growing needs of our customers. The power plant and electric transmission projects will also create a peak workforce of approximately 800 jobs in the 2017–2019 time frame, and bring significant property tax revenues. The project is expected to be completed by 2020.
Have a Question? Email your questions to:
CoalAshQuestions@duke-energy.com
Asheville Plant
Asheville Plant
Asheville Plant
Asheville Plant aerial view
Asheville Plant aerial view
Plant Happenings
Information included in recent neighbor updates, along with work and progress at the site.
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| Dec. 6, 2017 | Update to neighbors on construction activities for many projects ongoing at the plant for the next several years |
| Oct. 6, 2017 | Learn more about our emergency action plans for coal ash facilities. Ash basins continue to operate safely and are highly regulated. Removing water and permanently closing basins, work that is already planned or underway, adds an additional margin of safety. Inundation maps are planning tools that illustrate a worst-case scenario and depict the areas that could be impacted in the unlikely event of a complete dam failure. |
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May - July 2017 |
Crews at the Asheville combined-cycle project are removing rock by drilling 10- to 20- feet into the ground to prepare the site for the new natural gas plant. Though crews will be performing drilling activities every 2-3 days, we don't expect project neighbors to hear additional noise from the drilling process. |
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11/23/2015
10/14/2015
Remaining coal ash from the 1982 ash basin will be excavated and transported for final storage at the R&B fully lined landfill in Homer, Ga. (owned and operated by Waste Management). Trucks will travel along previously used haul route.
09/01/2015
Ongoing excavation work in the cove area of the 1982 ash basin.
Aug. - Sept. 2015
Tree removal in the cove area of the 1982 ash basin. Work will pause Sept. 4 – 7 for the Labor Day holiday. 08/10/2015
Excavation work in the cove area of the 1982 ash basin.
07/16/2015
May - July, 2015
Coal ash hauling to the Asheville Regional Airport will be suspended on Glenn Bridge Road and portions of New Rockwood Road. Hauling activities will continue from the plant’s rear gate onto Bradley Branch Road to Airport Road.
Feb. - May, 2015
Installing groundwater monitoring wells to help inform future ash basin closure recommendations.
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