List of power stations in North Carolina
Sources of North Carolina utility-scale electricity generation, full-year 2023:[1]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 41.5% natural gas, 32.9% nuclear, 11% coal, 8.8% solar, 3.8% hydroelectric, 1.3% biomass, 0.4% wind, 0.1% petroleum, and 0.2% other.[1]
As in other states, electricity generation by coal in North Carolina has been shifting to natural gas and renewables. Gas has nearly equaled the generation by nuclear since 2016. The state was also a top-ten state in the nation for production of nuclear energy.[3]
By the end of 2020 North Carolina had the third-highest solar generation and installed capacity in the nation at 5,260 megawatts, surpassed only by California and Texas. Solar generation exceeded hydroelectricity in 2017.[3] In 2023, small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered an additional net 757 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid. This was about 15 times less than the 11,328 GWh generated by North Carolina's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[1]
Nuclear power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[4]
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Owner | Type | Year opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station | 33°57′30″N 78°0′37″W / 33.95833°N 78.01028°W | 1870 | Duke Energy | Boiling water reactor (2 units) | 1977 (Unit 1 - 938MW) 1975 (Unit 2 - 932MW) |
[5][6][7] |
McGuire Nuclear Station | 35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W | 2316 | Duke Energy | Pressurized water reactor (2 units) | 1981 (Unit 1 - 1158MW) 1984 (Unit 2 - 1158MW) |
[5][6][8] |
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant | 35°38.0′N 78°57.3′W / 35.6333°N 78.9550°W | 928 | Progress Energy | Pressurized water reactor (1 unit) | 1987 | [5][9] |
Fossil-fuel power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[4]
Coal
[edit]Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Owner | Year opened |
Ref | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asheville Energy Plant | 35°28′23″N 82°32′30″W / 35.4731°N 82.5417°W | 378 | Duke Energy | 1964 (Unit 1 - 189MW) 1971 (Unit 2 - 189MW) |
[10] | Retired 2020 |
Belews Creek Steam Station | 36°16′52″N 80°03′37″W / 36.2811°N 80.0603°W | 2220 | Duke Energy | 1974 (Unit 1 - 1110MW) 1975 (Unit 2 - 1110MW) |
[11] | |
Canton Mill Power Plant | 35°32′06″N 82°50′28″W / 35.5350°N 82.8411°W | 52.5 | Blue Ridge Paper Products |
1937 (Unit 1 - 7.5MW) 1941 (Unit 2 - 7.5MW) 1946 (Unit 3 - 7.5MW) 1949 (Unit 4 - 7.5MW) 1952 (Unit 5 - 10MW) 1979 (Unit 6 - 12.5MW) |
[12] | |
G. G. Allen Steam Station | 35°11′23″N 81°00′44″W / 35.1897°N 81.0122°W | 1098 | Duke Energy | 1957 (Unit 1 - 162MW) 1957 (Unit 2 - 162MW) 1959 (Unit 3 - 258MW) 1960 (Unit 4 - 257MW) 1961 (Unit 5 - 259MW) |
[13] | Retired 2024[14] |
James E. Rogers Energy Complex | 35°13′12″N 81°45′34″W / 35.22°N 81.7594°W | 1388 | Duke Energy | 1972 (Unit 1- 544MW) 2012 (Unit 2- 844MW) |
[15] | |
Marshall Steam Station | 35°35′51″N 80°57′57″W / 35.5975°N 80.9658°W | 2058 | Duke Energy | 1965 (Unit 1 - 370MW) 1966 (Unit 2 - 370MW) 1969 (Unit 3 - 658MW) 1970 (Unit 4 - 660MW) |
[16] | |
Mayo Plant | 36°31′40″N 78°53′30″W / 36.5278°N 78.8917°W | 727 | Duke Energy | 1983 | [17] | |
Roxboro Steam Plant | 36°29′00″N 79°04′23″W / 36.4833°N 79.0731°W | 2439 | Duke Energy | 1966 (Unit 1 - 379MW) 1968 (Unit 2 - 668MW) 1973 (Unit 3 - 694MW) 1980 (Unit 4 - 698MW) |
[18] | |
UNC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility | 35°54′25″N 79°03′42″W / 35.9069°N 79.0617°W | 28 | UNC-Chapel Hill | 1991 | [19] |
Natural gas
[edit]Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Owner | Generation type |
Year opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADM Southport | 33°56′23″N 77°59′26″W / 33.9397°N 77.9905°W | 45 | Archer Daniels Midland | Simple cycle (x3) | 1992/1995 | [20] |
Anson County Generating Facility | 34°58′07″N 79°55′18″W / 34.9686°N 79.9217°W | 340 | NCEMC | Simple cycle (x6) | 2007 | [21] |
Asheville Station | 35°28′23″N 82°32′30″W / 35.4731°N 82.5417°W | 613 | Duke Energy | Simple cycle (x2), 1x1 combined cycle |
1999/2000 (320MW) 2019 (293MW) |
[22] |
Buck Station | 35°42′48″N 80°22′36″W / 35.7133°N 80.3767°W | 668 | Duke Energy | 2x1 combined cycle | 2011 | [23] |
Butler-Warner Generation Plant | 35°05′55″N 78°49′46″W / 35.0986°N 78.8294°W | 225 | City of Fayetteville | Simple cycle (x2), 6x1 combined cycle |
1976-1980 (40MW) 1988 (185MW) |
[24] |
Cleveland Generating Plant | 35°10′14″N 81°25′00″W / 35.1705°N 81.4166°W | 720 | Southern Company | Simple cycle (x4) | 2012 | [25] |
Dan River Station | 36°29′10″N 79°43′15″W / 36.4862°N 79.7208°W | 662 | Duke Energy | 2x1 combined cycle | 2012 | [26][27] |
H.F. Lee Energy Complex | 35°22′25″N 78°05′22″W / 35.3736°N 78.0894°W | 888 | Duke Energy | 3x1 combined cycle | 2012 | [28][27] |
Hamlet Generating Facility | 34°50′31″N 79°44′10″W / 34.842°N 79.7360°W | 339 | NCEMC | Simple cycle (x6) | 2007/2013 | [29] |
Kings Mountain Energy Center | 35°12′09″N 81°21′47″W / 35.2025°N 81.3631°W | 486 | NTE Energy | 1x1 combined cycle | 2018 | [30] |
L.V. Sutton Plant | 34°16′59″N 77°59′07″W / 34.2831°N 77.9852°W | 685 | Duke Energy | 2x1 combined cycle, simple cycle (x2) |
2013 (607MW) 2017 (78MW) |
[31][27] |
Lincoln Combustion Turbine | 35°25′54″N 81°02′05″W / 35.4317°N 81.0347°W | 1200 | Duke Energy | Simple cycle (x16) | 1995-1996 | [32] |
Monroe Station | 34°59′09″N 80°30′22″W / 34.9858°N 80.5060°W | 24 | NC Muni Pwr Agency | Simple cycle (x2) | 2010 | [33] |
NCSU Cates Cogen | 35°47′02″N 78°40′29″W / 35.7840°N 78.6747°W | 9.4 | NC State Univ. | Simple cycle (x2) | 2012 | [34] |
NCSU Central Campus Cogen | 35°46′32″N 78°40′25″W / 35.7756°N 78.6737°W | 6.3 | NC State Univ. | Simple cycle, steam turbine |
2019 (5.3MW) 2019 (1MW) |
[35] |
Rockingham Station | 36°19′47″N 79°49′47″W / 36.3297°N 79.8297°W | 825 | Duke Energy | Single cycle (x5) | 2000 | [36][6] |
Rowan Plant | 35°43′53″N 80°36′07″W / 35.7314°N 80.6019°W | 961 | Southern Company | Simple cycle (x3), 2x1 combined cycle |
2001 (462MW) 2003 (499MW) |
[37] |
Sherwood H. Smith Jr. Energy Complex | 34°50′21″N 79°44′26″W / 34.8392°N 79.7406°W | 1808 | Duke Energy | Simple cycle (x5), 2x1 combined cycle (x2) |
2001-2002 (723MW) 2002/2011 (1085MW) |
[6][38] |
Wayne County Plant | 35°22′33″N 78°05′53″W / 35.3758°N 78.0981°W | 857 | Duke Energy | Simple cycle (x5) | 2000/2009 | [39][6] |
Renewable power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[4]
Biomass and industrial waste
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Name | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Primary fuel |
Generation type |
Year opened |
Refs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Concord Energy | 35°20′46″N 80°40′13″W / 35.3460°N 80.6704°W | 7.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2012 | [40] | |
CPI - Roxboro | 36°26′06″N 78°57′43″W / 36.4350°N 78.9619°W | 47.0 | Wood/wood waste, tire-derived fuel, coal |
Steam turbine | 1987 | [41] | Closed 2021 |
CPI - Southport | 33°56′40″N 78°00′42″W / 33.9444°N 78.0118°W | 96.0 | Wood/wood waste, tire-derived fuel, coal |
Steam turbine (x2) | 1987 | [42] | Closed 2021 |
Craven County Wood Energy | 35°07′49″N 77°10′04″W / 35.1302°N 77.1679°W | 47.0 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 1990 | [43][44] | |
Domtar Paper - Plymouth Mill | 35°51′46″N 76°46′59″W / 35.8628°N 76.7831°W | 122.3 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine (x3) | 1952/1976/1978 | [45] | |
Gaston County REC | 35°23′09″N 81°10′19″W / 35.3857°N 81.1720°W | 4.2 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 2011 | [46] | |
International Paper - New Bern Mill | 35°12′43″N 77°06′52″W / 35.2120°N 77.1144°W | 29.0 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 2014 | [47] | |
International Paper - Riegelwood | 34°21′12″N 78°12′49″W / 34.3533°N 78.2137°W | 52.3 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine (x2) | 1951/1976 | [48] | |
KapStone Kraft Paper | 36°28′37″N 77°38′29″W / 36.4769°N 77.6414°W | 30.0 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 1966 | [49] | |
Lumberton | 34°35′24″N 78°59′48″W / 34.5900°N 78.9968°W | 34.7 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 1985 | [50] | |
New Bern LFG | 35°10′05″N 77°13′36″W / 35.1681°N 77.2267°W | 5.4 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x18) | 2007/2011 | [51] | |
Sampson County Disposal | 34°59′08″N 78°27′45″W / 34.9856°N 78.4625°W | 9.6 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x6) | 2011/2014 | [51] | |
Uwharrie Mountain Renewable | 35°19′59″N 79°57′54″W / 35.3330°N 79.9649°W | 9.6 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x6) | 2014 | [52] | |
Wake County LFG Facility | 35°40′26″N 78°51′14″W / 35.6740°N 78.8540°W | 9.0 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x30) | 2013/2015/2019 | [53] |
Hydroelectric
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Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Ref | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station | 35°26′05″N 80°57′32″W / 35.4346°N 80.9588°W | 324 | Duke Energy | [6] | |
Fontana Dam Powerplant | 35°27′03″N 83°48′18″W / 35.4507°N 83.805°W | 304 | Tennessee Valley Authority | [54] | |
Gaston Hydro Station | 36°29′57″N 77°48′41″W / 36.4991°N 77.8115°W | 220 | Dominion Energy | [55] | |
Mountain Island Hydro Station | 35°20′03″N 80°59′11″W / 35.3342°N 80.9864°W | 60 | Duke Energy | [6] | |
Roanoke Rapids Power Station | 36°28′44″N 77°40′20″W / 36.4789°N 77.6722°W | 95 | Dominion Energy | [56] | |
Tillery Hydro Station | 35°12′24″N 80°03′53″W / 35.2067°N 80.0648°W | 84 | Duke Energy | [6][57] | |
Walters Hydroelectric Plant | 35°41′41″N 83°03′01″W / 35.6946°N 83.0503°W | 112 | Duke Energy | [6] |
Solar
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Wind
[edit]Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Ref | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desert Wind Farm | 36°18′36″N 76°25′12″W / 36.31000°N 76.42000°W | 208 | Iberdrola Renewables | [72][73] |
Storage power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[4]
Battery storage
[edit]Plant | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Owner | Year opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ocracoke Hybrid | 35°06′34″N 75°58′47″W / 35.1094°N 75.9797°W | 1.0 | NCEMC | 2017 | [74] |
Pumped storage
[edit]Plant | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Number of turbines |
Owner | Year opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hiwassee Dam | 35°09′03″N 84°10′39″W / 35.1509°N 84.1775°W | 95 | 1 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1956 | [75] |
Cancelled
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See also
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