BLEWETT
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 95 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Anson County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1912
- EIA plant ID
- 2707
- Generators
- 10
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Net generation (2024)
- 121 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 15%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.9831, -79.8773
BLEWETT, a 95 MW Oil power plant in Anson County, North Carolina. Operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned 1912.
How BLEWETT compares
With 95 MW of capacity, BLEWETT ranks 33rd among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and is the largest of the 36 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 42% of North Carolina's operating Oil capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 41st-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1912, it is older than 99% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, runs 13 operating plants in North Carolina totaling 11,962 MW. It shares Anson County with one other operating plant, ANSON COUNTY GENERATION FACILITY.
EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 95 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 121 GWh in 2024 (a 15% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1912 and 1971.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 2,996 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SHERWOOD H SMITH JR ENERGY COMPLEX (2,282 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BLEWETT is a 95 MW oil power plant in Anson County, NC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned in 1912. Anson County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 28th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 80th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Anson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 52.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 4.1 |
Perils not assessed in Anson County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Anson County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.