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 | (DUK) | 21.2 TWh | Aug 1981 | Jun 2024 | Nuclear |
| Brunswick Nuclear | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Southport, NC | (CPLE) | 17.2 TWh | Oct 1975 | Jun 2024 | Nuclear |
| Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Hamlet, NC | (CPLE) | 9.4 TWh | Apr 2001 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Belews Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belews Creek, NC | (DUK) | 8.8 TWh | Jul 1974 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 61.6% Bituminous Coal : 38.4% |
| Harris | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | New Hill, NC | (CPLE) | 8.4 TWh | Apr 1987 | Jun 2024 | Nuclear |
| Marshall (NC) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Terrell, NC | (DUK) | 8.2 TWh | Feb 1965 | Jun 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 55.7% Natural Gas : 44.3% |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cliffside, NC | (DUK) | 6.9 TWh | May 1972 | Jun 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 58.3% Natural Gas : 41.5% |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | (DUK) | 6.9 TWh | Nov 2012 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Roxboro | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Semora, NC | (CPLE) | 6.8 TWh | Apr 1966 | Jun 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Rowan | Southern Power Co | Salisbury, NC | (DUK) | 4.6 TWh | Mar 2001 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| Buck | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Salisbury, NC | (DUK) | 4.5 TWh | Oct 2011 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Wilmington, NC | (CPLE) | 4.3 TWh | Oct 2013 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Asheville | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Arden, NC | (CPLE) | 4.2 TWh | Apr 1964 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Dan River | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Eden, NC | (DUK) | 4.1 TWh | Nov 2012 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | (DUK) | 3.6 TWh | Jul 2018 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Mayo | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Roxboro, NC | (CPLE) | 1.4 TWh | Feb 1983 | Jun 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Fontana Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Fontana Dam, NC | (TVA) | 1.1 TWh | Dec 1944 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Reidsville, NC | (DUK) | 971.7 GWh | May 2000 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Southern Power Co | Kings Mountain, NC | (DUK) | 701.5 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Desert Wind Farm, LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Hertford, NC | (PJM) | 525.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Narrows (NC) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | (YAD) | 515.8 GWh | Jun 1917 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cheoah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Tapoco, NC | (TVA) | 513.6 GWh | Aug 1949 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| International Paper Riegelwood Mill | International Paper Co-Riegelwood | Riegelwood, NC | (CPLE) | 382.3 GWh | Nov 1951 | Jun 2024 | Black Liquor : 87.3% Natural Gas : 12.7% |
| Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC | Domtar Paper Company LLC | Plymouth, NC | (PJM) | 369.3 GWh | Aug 1952 | Dec 2022 | Black Liquor : 52.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 41.4% Natural Gas : 5.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
| Walters | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Waterville, NC | (CPLE) | 333.5 GWh | Jun 1930 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Craven County Wood Energy LP | CMS Generation Operating Co II | New Bern, NC | (CPLE) | 331.1 GWh | Oct 1990 | Jun 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 63.1% Other Biomass Solids : 36.9% |
| Gaston | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Roanoke Rapids, NC | (PJM) | 316.7 GWh | Jan 1963 | Jun 2024 | Water |
| Canton North Carolina | Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc | Canton, NC | (CPLE) | 309.4 GWh | Dec 1936 | May 2023 | Black Liquor : 43.5% Bituminous Coal : 33.5% Natural Gas : 17.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.2% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.4% |
| PCS Phosphate | PCS Phosphate | Aurora, NC | (CPLE) | 267.2 GWh | Nov 1984 | Jun 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Albemarle Beach Solar | Albemarle Beach Solar, LLC | Roper, NC | (PJM) | 244.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Hiwassee Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Murphy, NC | (TVA) | 238.7 GWh | Apr 1940 | Jun 2024 | Water |
| Oak Trail Solar, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Moyock, NC | (PJM) | 231.7 GWh | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | New Bern, NC | (CPLE) | 221.2 GWh | Nov 1969 | Jun 2024 | Black Liquor : 84.1% Natural Gas : 15.9% |
| Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander, NC | (PJM) | 218.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Fern Solar LLC | BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC | Battleboro, NC | (PJM) | 216.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| KapStone Kraft Paper Corp | Westrock Kraft Paper, LLC | Roanoke Rapids, NC | (PJM) | 206.8 GWh | Dec 1965 | Jun 2024 | Black Liquor : 64.0% Bituminous Coal : 15.2% Natural Gas : 11.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 8.9% |
| Nantahala | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Topton, NC | (DUK) | 204.6 GWh | Jun 1942 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Harts Mill Solar, LLC | Harts Mills Solar, LLC | Tarboro, NC | (PJM) | 197.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Phobos Solar, LLC | Phobos Solar, LLC | Middlesex, NC | (CPLE) | 190.8 GWh | Dec 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Biscoe, NC | (CPLE) | 186.0 GWh | Dec 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Santeetlah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Robbinsville, NC | (TVA) | 181.7 GWh | May 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| G G Allen | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belmont, NC | (DUK) | 170.3 GWh | May 1957 | Jun 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
| Bay Tree | Cypress Creek Renewables | Harrells, NC | (CPLE) | 168.6 GWh | Oct 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Gutenberg Solar | Dominion Energy Inc. | Garysburg, NC | (PJM) | 167.3 GWh | Aug 2019 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Wayne County | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | (CPLE) | 167.3 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 80.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.6% |
| Chestnut Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Enfield, NC | (PJM) | 166.2 GWh | Feb 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Tillery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Mount Gilead, NC | (CPLE) | 165.1 GWh | Jul 1928 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Wilkinson Solar LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pantego, NC | (PJM) | 160.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Trent River Solar, LLC | Trent River Solar, LLC | Pollocksville, NC | (CPLE) | 160.6 GWh | Jun 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| NC 102 Project LLC | NC 102 Project LLC | Midland, NC | (DUK) | 159.9 GWh | Aug 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 46 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hope Mills, NC | (CPLE) | 158.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 42 | Innovative Solar 42, LLC | Fayetteville, NC | (CPLE) | 158.1 GWh | Aug 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Cowans Ford | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Stanley, NC | (DUK) | 154.6 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Pecan Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pleasant Hill, NC | (PJM) | 154.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Conetoe II Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Conetoe, NC | (PJM) | 153.2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Crooked Run | Cubico USA, LLC | Willard, NC | (CPLE) | 152.7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Shoe Creek Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | (CPLE) | 151.0 GWh | Nov 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Rutherford Farm | Southern Power Co | Forest City, NC | (DUK) | 150.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Maiden, NC | (DUK) | 146.9 GWh | Dec 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Falls Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | (YAD) | 138.8 GWh | Aug 1919 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Tuckertown Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | New London, NC | (YAD) | 137.7 GWh | Mar 1962 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Innovative Solar 37 LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Morven, NC | (DUK) | 135.9 GWh | Apr 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Ranchland Solar, LLC | Ranchland Solar, LLC | Moyock, NC | (PJM) | 134.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Blewett | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Lilesville, NC | (CPLE) | 129.6 GWh | May 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| High Rock Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Denton, NC | (YAD) | 129.0 GWh | Oct 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Warsaw Farm | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Warsaw, NC | (CPLE) | 125.9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Walnut Cove, NC | (DUK) | 125.0 GWh | Feb 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Sugar Solar, LLC | Sugar Solar, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | (DUK) | 124.4 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Bladen Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Fayetteville, NC | (CPLE) | 116.0 GWh | Nov 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Monroe Solar Facility | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Monroe, NC | (CPLE) | 112.9 GWh | Feb 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Mountain Island | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Mount Holly, NC | (DUK) | 112.6 GWh | Nov 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hawtree Solar | Hawtree Creek Farm Solar, LLC | Warrenton, NC | (PJM) | 111.8 GWh | Sep 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Bullock Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Manson, NC | (CPLE) | 111.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Stanly Solar, LLC | Stanly Solar, LLC | Albemarle, NC | (DUK) | 111.5 GWh | Jul 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Brantley Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Spring Hope, NC | (CPLE) | 111.4 GWh | Sep 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 54 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Kinston, NC | (CPLE) | 110.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Anson County Generation Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Lilesville, NC | (CPLE) | 108.5 GWh | May 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7% |
| Highest Power Solar, LLC | Highest Power Solar, LLC | Louisburg, NC | (CPLE) | 107.4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Broad River Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Mooresboro, NC | (DUK) | 106.5 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Buckleberry Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Grifton, NC | (CPLE) | 106.4 GWh | Oct 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Lookout Shoals | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Statesville, NC | (DUK) | 102.2 GWh | Nov 1915 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Oxford Dam | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Conover, NC | (DUK) | 99.7 GWh | Mar 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Fox Creek Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Louisburg, NC | (CPLE) | 94.6 GWh | Oct 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Hamlet Generating Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Hamlet, NC | (CPLE) | 90.3 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.1% |
| Summit Farms Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Moyock, NC | (PJM) | 89.7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| NCSU Cates Cogeneration Plant | NC State University, Energy Systems | Raleigh, NC | (CPLE) | 85.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7% |
| Eden Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | (DUK) | 85.0 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Elm City Solar Facility | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Elm City, NC | (CPLE) | 80.7 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Thorpe | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Tuckasegee, NC | (DUK) | 78.5 GWh | Sep 1941 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Innovative Solar 47 | MN8 Energy LLC | Maxton, NC | (CPLE) | 78.1 GWh | Mar 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 67 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Willard, NC | (CPLE) | 77.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 43, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Ivanhoe, NC | (CPLE) | 73.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 31 | MN8 Energy LLC | Bladenboro, NC | (CPLE) | 71.7 GWh | Dec 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Rhodhiss | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Rhodhiss, NC | (DUK) | 66.3 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Ingredion Winston Salem | Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem | Winston-Salem, NC | (DUK) | 66.1 GWh | Nov 1985 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 85.3% Natural Gas : 8.3% Bituminous Coal : 6.4% |
| Wake County LFG Facility | Ingenco Renewable Development, LLC | Apex, NC | (CPLE) | 63.6 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas : 94.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.8% |
| Misenheimer Solar LLC | Misenheimer Solar LLC | Gold Hill, NC | (DUK) | 62.4 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Concord Energy | Concord Energy LLC | Concord, NC | (DUK) | 60.7 GWh | Jan 2012 | Jun 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Oak Solar | Oak Solar LLC | Gaston, NC | (PJM) | 58.3 GWh | Nov 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Gaston Solar Power Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cherryville Township, NC | (DUK) | 53.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |