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Summary of Electricity Activity in North Carolina

Summary of North Carolina Generation

North Carolina is ranked #9 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Jan 2025.

Companies on File394
Plants on File1,119
Total Generation13.98G MMBtu
Total Sales 13.94G kWh
Total Revenue $1.54B

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Overall National Rank

#9 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

136.2 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.3 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in North Carolina

394

North Carolina
Power Plants

1,119

Natural Gas Rank

#10

Coal Rank

#7

Nuclear Rank

#6

Hydroelectric Rank

#11

Wind Rank

#28

Solar Rank

#6

Monthly Net Generation for North Carolina

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Sales Residential
Sales Commercial
Sales Industrial
Sales Transportation
49.7%32.6%17.7%

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential7.64G kWh12.47 cents/kWh$952.42M
Commercial4.25G kWh9.94 cents/kWh$422.71M
Industrial2.05G kWh8.07 cents/kWh$165.74M
Transportation1.21M kWh9.93 cents/kWh$119.69k
Total13.94G kWh11.05 cents/kWh$1.54B

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Jan 2025.

Production by Source

TotalTotalNatural GasNatural GasCoalCoalNuclearNuclearHydroelectricHydroelectricHydro Electric Pumpe...Hydro Electric Pumped StorageGeothermalGeothermalUtility Scale ThermalUtility Scale ThermalPetroleum LiquidsPetroleum LiquidsPetroleum CokePetroleum CokeAll RenewablesAll RenewablesWindWindAll SolarAll SolarAll Utility SolarAll Utility SolarUtility Scale Photovolt...Utility Scale PhotovoltaicSmall Scale SolarSmall Scale SolarWoodWoodOther GasesOther GasesOther BiomassOther BiomassOtherOther120001200090009000600060003000300000
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Largest 24 Power Plants in North Carolina

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#14AshevilleDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Arden, North Carolina3.9 TWhApr 1964Jan 2025 Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
#3Belews CreekDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCBelews Creek, North Carolina9.6 TWhJul 1974Jan 2025 Natural Gas : 75.1% Bituminous Coal : 24.9%
#2Brunswick NuclearDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Southport, North Carolina15.6 TWhOct 1975Jan 2025 Nuclear
#11BuckDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCSalisbury, North Carolina4.3 TWhOct 2011Jan 2025 Natural Gas
#22CheoahBrookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LPTapoco, North Carolina447.8 GWhAug 1949Dec 2023 Water
#19Cleveland Cnty Generating FacilitySouthern Power CoKings Mountain, North Carolina640.9 GWhNov 2012Dec 2023 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#9Dan RiverDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCEden, North Carolina4.7 TWhNov 2012Jan 2025 Natural Gas
#20Desert Wind Farm, LLCAvangrid Renewables LLCHertford, North Carolina513.5 GWhNov 2016Jan 2025 Wind
#23Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NCDomtar Paper Company LLCPlymouth, North Carolina344.1 GWhAug 1952Dec 2023 Black Liquor : 49.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 39.0% Natural Gas : 10.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2%
#18Fontana DamTennessee Valley AuthorityFontana Dam, North Carolina813.6 GWhDec 1944Dec 2023 Water
#6HarrisDuke Energy Progress - (NC)New Hill, North Carolina7.7 TWhApr 1987Jan 2025 Nuclear
#10James E. Rogers Energy ComplexDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCCliffside, North Carolina4.5 TWhMay 1972Jan 2025 Bituminous Coal : 62.1% Natural Gas : 37.7%
#15Kings Mountain Energy CenterCarolina Power Partners, LLCKings Mountain, North Carolina3.3 TWhJul 2018Jan 2025 Natural Gas
#13L V Sutton Combined CycleDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Wilmington, North Carolina4.0 TWhOct 2013Jan 2025 Natural Gas
#8Lee Combined Cycle PlantDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Goldsboro, North Carolina6.6 TWhNov 2012Jan 2025 Natural Gas
#5Marshall (NC)Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCTerrell, North Carolina7.8 TWhFeb 1965Jan 2025 Bituminous Coal : 53.7% Natural Gas : 46.3%
#17MayoDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Roxboro, North Carolina978.0 GWhFeb 1983Jan 2025 Bituminous Coal : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2%
#1McGuireDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCHuntersville, North Carolina20.0 TWhAug 1981Jan 2025 Nuclear
#21Narrows (NC)Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLCBadin, North Carolina462.5 GWhJun 1917Dec 2023 Water
#16Rockingham County CT StationDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCReidsville, North Carolina1.5 TWhMay 2000Jan 2025 Natural Gas : 98.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.9%
#12RowanSouthern Power CoSalisbury, North Carolina4.2 TWhMar 2001Jan 2025 Natural Gas : 99.7%
#7RoxboroDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Semora, North Carolina7.2 TWhApr 1966Jan 2025 Bituminous Coal : 99.6%
#4Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Hamlet, North Carolina9.6 TWhApr 2001Jan 2025 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#24WaltersDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Waterville, North Carolina321.0 GWhJun 1930Dec 2023 Water
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025.
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Electricity Generation by North Carolina Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#73Alamance County, NC1160.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh57.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#85Alexander County, NC320.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh20.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#32Anson County, NC11385.7 GWh89.6 GWh0.0 Wh177.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Beaufort County, NC11462.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh251.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Bertie County, NC673.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh73.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Bladen County, NC20620.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh620.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Brunswick County, NC615.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh10.9 GWh15.6 TWh
#13Buncombe County, NC93.9 TWh3.9 TWh0.0 Wh6.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Burke County, NC1060.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh20.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Cabarrus County, NC9270.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh189.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Caldwell County, NC481.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh23.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Camden County, NC465.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh65.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Caswell County, NC433.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh33.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Catawba County, NC218.2 TWh3.6 TWh0.0 Wh311.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Chatham County, NC1769.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh69.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Cherokee County, NC4238.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#58Chowan County, NC795.8 GWh0.0 Wh59.0 GWh36.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#81Clay County, NC228.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Cleveland County, NC338.7 TWh5.7 TWh0.0 Wh229.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#29Columbus County, NC23426.1 GWh35.8 GWh0.0 Wh137.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Craven County, NC13539.3 GWh30.8 GWh0.0 Wh67.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#35Cumberland County, NC18296.3 GWh58.4 GWh0.0 Wh236.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Currituck County, NC5494.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh494.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#54Davidson County, NC9126.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Davie County, NC1087.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh87.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Duplin County, NC46337.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh337.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#78Durham County, NC531.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh25.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Edgecombe County, NC11530.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh530.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Forsyth County, NC6110.3 GWh5.3 GWh0.0 Wh11.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Franklin County, NC16247.4 GWh0.0 Wh9.8 GWh237.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#30Gaston County, NC18423.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh104.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#79Gates County, NC329.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh29.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Graham County, NC2609.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#66Granville County, NC1173.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh73.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#82Greene County, NC627.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh27.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Guilford County, NC1850.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh42.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#14Halifax County, NC24872.5 GWh21.8 GWh0.0 Wh384.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#62Harnett County, NC1587.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh87.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Haywood County, NC3605.2 GWh48.5 GWh0.0 Wh2.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#80Henderson County, NC429.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Hertford County, NC18390.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh390.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#83Hoke County, NC525.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh25.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#87Hyde County, NC21.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Iredell County, NC9132.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh17.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Jackson County, NC594.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Johnston County, NC36193.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh185.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Jones County, NC11211.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh211.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Lee County, NC969.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh69.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Lenoir County, NC21289.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh287.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Lincoln County, NC7262.2 GWh106.5 GWh0.0 Wh14.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Macon County, NC3194.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#88Madison County, NC31.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#26Martin County, NC18513.8 GWh34.7 GWh0.0 Wh169.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#1Mecklenburg County, NC820.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.4 GWh20.0 TWh
#22Montgomery County, NC14588.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh262.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Moore County, NC1285.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh85.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Nash County, NC40536.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh536.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#12New Hanover County, NC54.1 TWh4.0 TWh0.0 Wh3.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Northampton County, NC17620.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh620.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Onslow County, NC1260.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh49.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#65Orange County, NC779.1 GWh25.4 GWh0.0 Wh30.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#84Pamlico County, NC220.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh20.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Pasquotank County, NC367.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh67.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Pender County, NC9255.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh255.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Perquimans County, NC10604.9 GWh0.0 Wh513.5 GWh91.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Person County, NC118.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh40.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Pitt County, NC1366.4 GWh500.0 kWh0.0 Wh62.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#86Polk County, NC211.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Randolph County, NC22105.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh106.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#3Richmond County, NC179.9 TWh9.7 TWh0.0 Wh153.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#33Robeson County, NC51350.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh350.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Rockingham County, NC196.3 TWh6.2 TWh0.0 Wh64.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#6Rowan County, NC178.6 TWh8.5 TWh0.0 Wh96.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Rutherford County, NC19227.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh224.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#60Sampson County, NC1893.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh93.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Scotland County, NC21265.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh265.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#15Stanly County, NC10856.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh270.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Stokes County, NC79.8 TWh7.2 TWh0.0 Wh127.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Surry County, NC9135.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh128.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Swain County, NC1813.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#55Union County, NC8124.6 GWh217.7 MWh0.0 Wh124.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Vance County, NC20203.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh203.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Wake County, NC167.9 TWh118.9 GWh0.0 Wh53.0 GWh7.7 TWh
#37Warren County, NC15284.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh284.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Washington County, NC3243.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh243.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Wayne County, NC407.0 TWh6.7 TWh0.0 Wh229.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Wilson County, NC16196.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh196.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#51Yadkin County, NC9141.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh141.8 GWh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in North Carolina

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Avery Creek, North Carolina3.9 TWh1
Badin, North Carolina586.6 GWh2
Cliffside, North Carolina4.5 TWh1
Eden, North Carolina4.7 TWh2
Fontana Dam, North Carolina1.8 TWh3
Goldsboro, North Carolina6.8 TWh16
Hamlet, North Carolina9.7 TWh7
Hertford, North Carolina578.0 GWh6
Holly Springs, North Carolina7.7 TWh1
Huntersville, North Carolina20.0 TWh2
Kings Mountain, North Carolina4.0 TWh8
Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina7.8 TWh1
New Bern, North Carolina539.3 GWh11
Reidsville, North Carolina1.6 TWh6
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina549.1 GWh7
Roxboro, North Carolina8.2 TWh8
Salisbury, North Carolina8.6 TWh7
Southport, North Carolina15.6 TWh1
Walnut Cove, North Carolina9.8 TWh3
Wilmington, North Carolina4.1 TWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#7Alabama144.2 TWh102
#32Connecticut45.4 TWh214
#49Delaware4.9 TWh42
#51District of Columbia184.9 GWh23
#2Florida267.2 TWh411
#8Georgia140.0 TWh316
#5Illinois184.7 TWh543
#17Indiana95.2 TWh271
#22Kentucky67.8 TWh85
#38Maryland36.2 TWh247
#41Massachusetts20.6 TWh698
#27New Jersey59.5 TWh475
#10New York129.2 TWh1,166
#6Ohio144.7 TWh291
#3Pennsylvania245.1 TWh371
#46Rhode Island10.1 TWh114
#15South Carolina100.4 TWh297
#19Tennessee75.1 TWh114
#14Virginia101.8 TWh314
#31West Virginia51.1 TWh66

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025