Directory of Power Plants in North Carolina
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGuire | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Huntersville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 19.5 TWh | Aug 1981 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| Brunswick Nuclear | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Southport, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 15.9 TWh | Oct 1975 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Hamlet, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 8.8 TWh | Apr 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Belews Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belews Creek, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 8.6 TWh | Jul 1974 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 65.9% Bituminous Coal : 34.1% |
| Harris | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | New Hill, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 7.7 TWh | Apr 1987 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| Marshall (NC) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Terrell, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 7.2 TWh | Feb 1965 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 51.4% Natural Gas : 48.6% |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 6.5 TWh | Nov 2012 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cliffside, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 6.4 TWh | May 1972 | Jul 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 57.7% Natural Gas : 42.1% |
| Roxboro | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Semora, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 6.1 TWh | Apr 1966 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| Buck | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Salisbury, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.3 TWh | Oct 2011 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Rowan | Southern Power Co | Salisbury, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.2 TWh | Mar 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Wilmington, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 4.0 TWh | Oct 2013 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Asheville | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Arden, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 4.0 TWh | Apr 1964 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Dan River | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Eden, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 3.8 TWh | Nov 2012 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 3.3 TWh | Jul 2018 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Reidsville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 1.3 TWh | May 2000 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
| Mayo | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Roxboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 1.2 TWh | Feb 1983 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Fontana Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Fontana Dam, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 813.6 GWh | Dec 1944 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Southern Power Co | Kings Mountain, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 640.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Desert Wind Farm, LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Hertford, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 493.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Narrows (NC) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 462.5 GWh | Jun 1917 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cheoah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Tapoco, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 447.8 GWh | Aug 1949 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC | Domtar Paper Company LLC | Plymouth, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 344.1 GWh | Aug 1952 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 49.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 39.0% Natural Gas : 10.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
| International Paper Riegelwood Mill | International Paper Co-Riegelwood | Riegelwood, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 334.9 GWh | Nov 1951 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 87.3% Natural Gas : 12.7% |
| Walters | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Waterville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 321.0 GWh | Jun 1930 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Gaston | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Roanoke Rapids, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 312.0 GWh | Jan 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Canton North Carolina | Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc | Canton, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 281.5 GWh | Dec 1936 | May 2023 | Black Liquor : 43.4% Bituminous Coal : 33.6% Natural Gas : 17.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.4% |
| Craven County Wood Energy LP | CMS Generation Operating Co II | New Bern, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 269.2 GWh | Oct 1990 | Aug 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 61.5% Other Biomass Solids : 38.5% |
| PCS Phosphate | PCS Phosphate | Aurora, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 256.1 GWh | Nov 1984 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Oak Trail Solar, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 242.4 GWh | Jun 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Hiwassee Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Murphy, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 232.7 GWh | Apr 1940 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Albemarle Beach Solar | Albemarle Beach Solar, LLC | Roper, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 217.5 GWh | Nov 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | New Bern, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 205.1 GWh | Nov 1969 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 83.5% Natural Gas : 16.5% |
| KapStone Kraft Paper Corp | Westrock Kraft Paper, LLC | Roanoke Rapids, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 195.8 GWh | Dec 1965 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 64.3% Bituminous Coal : 15.1% Natural Gas : 11.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 8.5% |
| Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 194.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Nantahala | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Topton, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 186.1 GWh | Jun 1942 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| G G Allen | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belmont, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 179.0 GWh | May 1957 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
| Fern Solar LLC | BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC | Battleboro, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 177.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Harts Mill Solar, LLC | Harts Mills Solar, LLC | Tarboro, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 175.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Phobos Solar, LLC | Phobos Solar, LLC | Middlesex, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 172.7 GWh | Dec 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Tillery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Mount Gilead, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 166.4 GWh | Jul 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Biscoe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 164.8 GWh | Dec 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Santeetlah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Robbinsville, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 161.4 GWh | May 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Gutenberg Solar | Dominion Energy Inc. | Garysburg, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 153.7 GWh | Aug 2019 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Chestnut Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Enfield, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 150.1 GWh | Feb 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Bay Tree | Cypress Creek Renewables | Harrells, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 147.6 GWh | Oct 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| NC 102 Project LLC | NC 102 Project LLC | Midland, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 146.6 GWh | Aug 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Conetoe II Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Conetoe, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 145.7 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 46 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hope Mills, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 144.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Trent River Solar, LLC | Trent River Solar, LLC | Pollocksville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 143.7 GWh | Jun 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Pecan Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pleasant Hill, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 142.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Crooked Run | Cubico USA, LLC | Willard, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 141.4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Rutherford Farm | Southern Power Co | Forest City, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 137.8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Cowans Ford | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Stanley, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 136.5 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Maiden, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 132.8 GWh | Dec 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Shoe Creek Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 132.5 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 42 | Innovative Solar 42, LLC | Fayetteville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 132.5 GWh | Aug 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Wilkinson Solar LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pantego, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 131.4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Tuckertown Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | New London, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 124.6 GWh | Mar 1962 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Falls Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 124.1 GWh | Aug 1919 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Warsaw Farm | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Warsaw, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 120.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 37 LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Morven, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 118.6 GWh | Apr 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Ranchland Solar, LLC | Ranchland Solar, LLC | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 118.4 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Blewett | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Lilesville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 116.1 GWh | May 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| High Rock Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Denton, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 114.3 GWh | Oct 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Walnut Cove, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 110.4 GWh | Feb 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Sugar Solar, LLC | Sugar Solar, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 109.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Oak Solar | Oak Solar LLC | Gaston, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 108.3 GWh | Nov 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Bladen Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Fayetteville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 104.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Hawtree Solar | Hawtree Creek Farm Solar, LLC | Warrenton, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 103.8 GWh | Sep 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Monroe Solar Facility | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Monroe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 102.1 GWh | Feb 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Bullock Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Manson, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 101.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Brantley Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Spring Hope, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 100.8 GWh | Sep 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Highest Power Solar, LLC | Highest Power Solar, LLC | Louisburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 100.4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 54 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Kinston, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 100.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Stanly Solar, LLC | Stanly Solar, LLC | Albemarle, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 99.8 GWh | Jul 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Mountain Island | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Mount Holly, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 99.6 GWh | Nov 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Buckleberry Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Grifton, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 96.0 GWh | Oct 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Misenheimer Solar LLC | Misenheimer Solar LLC | Gold Hill, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 95.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Anson County Generation Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Lilesville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 92.2 GWh | May 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.9% |
| Broad River Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Mooresboro, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 91.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Wayne County | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 90.7 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6% |
| Lookout Shoals | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Statesville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 90.3 GWh | Nov 1915 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Oxford Dam | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Conover, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 87.3 GWh | Mar 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Fox Creek Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Louisburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 84.3 GWh | Oct 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Eden Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 81.2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Summit Farms Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 80.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Elm City Solar Facility | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Elm City, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 77.3 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hamlet Generating Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Hamlet, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 76.7 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
| NCSU Cates Cogeneration Plant | NC State University, Energy Systems | Raleigh, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 76.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
| Innovative Solar 67 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Willard, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 67.7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 47 | MN8 Energy LLC | Maxton, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 67.4 GWh | Mar 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 43, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Ivanhoe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 65.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 31 | MN8 Energy LLC | Bladenboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 63.7 GWh | Dec 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Ingredion Winston Salem | Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem | Winston-Salem, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 62.4 GWh | Nov 1985 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 85.1% Natural Gas : 8.5% Bituminous Coal : 6.4% |
| Rhodhiss | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Rhodhiss, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 58.6 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Virginia Line Solar, LLC | Virginia Line Solar, LLC | Manson, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 58.3 GWh | Nov 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Wake County LFG Facility | Ingenco Renewable Development, LLC | Apex, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 57.9 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas : 95.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.0% |
| Concord Energy | Concord Energy LLC | Concord, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 57.5 GWh | Jan 2012 | Aug 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Thorpe | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Tuckasegee, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 55.4 GWh | Sep 1941 | Dec 2023 | Water |