List of power stations in North Carolina

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2018, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 34,178 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,250 GWh.[2] North Carolina's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 22.93% coal, 31.34% natural gas, 30.37% nuclear, 5.40% hydroelectric, 9.81% other renewables and .16% petroleum fired. As of 2018, North Carolina has the second-highest installed solar power generating capacity with more than 4,100 megawatts. It is also the nation's fifth largest producer of nuclear power, however nuclear power was surpassed by natural gas in 2018 as the state's leading source for electricity.[1]

Sources of North Carolina electricity generation: May 2020 [1]

  Coal (22.93%)

  Natural Gas (31.34%)

  Hydroelectric (5.40%)

  Other Renewables (9.81%)

  Nuclear (30.37%)

  Petroleum-Fired (.16%)

Coal

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref	Notes
Belews Creek Steam Station	36.2811°N 80.0603°W	2220	Duke Energy	[3]
G. G. Allen Steam Station	35.1897°N 81.0122°W	1140	Duke Energy	[4]
James E. Rogers Energy Complex	35.22°N 81.7594°W	1387	Duke Energy	[5]
Marshall Steam Station	35.5975°N 80.9658°W	2090	Duke Energy	[6]
Mayo Plant	36.5278°N 78.8917°W	727	Duke Energy	[7]
Roxboro Steam Plant	36.4833°N 79.0731°W	2422	Duke Energy	[8]

Natural Gas

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref	Notes
Anson County Generating Facility	34.9686°N 79.9217°W	340	NCEMC	[9]	simple cycle
Asheville Station	35.4731°N 82.5417°W	560	Duke Energy	[10]	combined cycle
Buck Station	35.7133°N 80.3767°W	620	Duke Energy	[11]	combined cycle
Butler-Warner Generation Plant	35.0986°N 78.8294°W	265	City of Fayetteville	[12]	combined cycle
Cleveland Generating Plant	35.1705°N 81.4166°W	720	Southern Company	[13]	simple cycle
Dan River Station	36.4862°N 79.7208°W	620	Duke Energy	[14][15]	combined cycle
Hamlet Generating Facility	34.842°N 79.7360°W	280	NCEMC	[16]	simple cycle
H.F. Lee Energy Complex	35.3736°N 78.0894°W	1783	Duke Energy	[17][15]	combined cycle
Kings Mountain Energy Center	35.2025°N 81.3631°W	475	NTE Energy	[18]	combined cycle
Lincoln Combustion Turbine	35.4317°N 81.0347°W	1200	Duke Energy	[19]	simple cycle
L.V. Sutton Plant	34.2831°N 77.9852°W	685	Duke Energy	[20][15]	combined cycle
Rockingham Station	36.3297°N 79.8297°W	825	Duke Energy	[21][22]	simple cycle
Rowan Plant	35.7314°N 80.6019°W	985	Southern Company	[23]	simple cycle
Sherwood H. Smith Jr. Energy Complex	34.8392°N 79.7406°W	1900	Duke Energy	[22][24]	combined cycle

Hydroelectric

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref	Notes
Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station	35.4346°N 80.9588°W	324	Duke Energy	[22]
Fontana Dam Powerplant	35.4507°N 83.805°W	304	Tennessee Valley Authority	[25]
Gaston Hydro Station	36.4991°N 77.8115°W	220	Dominion Energy	[26]
Roanoke Rapids Power Station	36.4789°N 77.6722°W	95	Dominion Energy	[27]
Tillery Hydro Station	35.2067°N 80.0648°W	84	Duke Energy	[22][28]
Walters Hydroelectric Plant	35.6946°N 83.0503°W	112	Duke Energy	[22]

Nuclear

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Ref	Notes
McGuire Nuclear Station	35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W	2316	Duke Energy	Pressurized water reactor (2 unit)	[29][22][30]
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant	35°38.0′N 78°57.3′W	928	Progress Energy	Pressurized water reactor (1 unit)	[29][31]
Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station	33°57′30″N 78°0′37″W	1858	Duke Energy	Boiling water reactor (2 unit)	[29][22][32]

Wind

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref	Notes
Desert Wind Farm	36°18′36″N 76°25′12″W	208	Iberdrola Renewables	[33][34]

Solar

Name	Location	Capacity (MWAC)	Owner	Ref	Notes
Chestnut Solar	36.18°N 77.712°W	75	Dominion Energy	[35]
Gutenberg Solar	36.4864°N 77.5348°W	80	Dominion Energy	[35]
Innovative Solar 37	34.838°N 79.9439°W	79	Dominion Energy	[35][36]
Innovative Solar 46	34.9182°N 78.9436°W	79	Cypress Creek Renewables	[37]
Pecan Solar	36.4810°N 77.4812°W	75	Dominion Energy	[35]
Wilkinson Solar	35.5968°N 76.7638°W	74	Dominion Energy	[35]

Cancelled

South River Nuclear Power Plant

See also

• List of power stations in the United States

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