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Summary of Electricity Activity in Wake County, NC

Summary of Wake County, NC Generation

Wake County, NC is ranked #130 out of 2,083 U.S. counties nationwide and #5 out of 89 North Carolina counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 9.6 TWh
Annual Consumption 100.6 M MMBtu
Last UpdateMar 2024
Power Plants16
Companies on File12

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Overall National Rank

#130 /2,083 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#5 /89 North Carolina Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

9.6 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

100.6 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Wake County, NC

12

Wake County, NC
Power Plants

16

Annual Net Generation From nuclear power

9.3 TWh

National Rank in Terms of nuclear Net Electricity Generation

#41 /52 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of nuclear Net Electricity Generation

#3 /3 North Carolina Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Wake County, NC

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#5 / 89#130 / 20839.59 TWh100.55 M MMBtu
Nuclear#3 / 3#41 / 529.34 TWh97.55 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#11 / 23#500 / 920132.36 GWh1.97 M MMBtu
Landfill Gas#1 / 16#34 / 25062.55 GWh755.51 k MMBtu
Solar#56 / 80#414 / 104254.38 GWh198.20 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil#10 / 31#182 / 7555.74 GWh79.61 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Dec 2022.

Power Plants in Wake County, NC

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
HarrisDuke Energy Progress - (NC)9.3 TWh97.6 M MMBtu Nuclear
NCSU Cates Cogeneration PlantNC State University, Energy Systems88.2 GWh1.3 M MMBtu Natural Gas : 96.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.9%
Wake County LFG FacilityIngenco Renewable Development, LLC64.3 GWh776.3 k MMBtu Landfill Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7%
NCSU CCUP Cogeneration PlantNC State University, Energy Systems48.1 GWh718.8 k MMBtu Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%
Wakefield SolarCypress Creek Renewables10.3 GWh37.8 k MMBtu Solar
Kathleen SolarSol Systems9.8 GWh36.2 k MMBtu Solar
Creech Solar 2, LLCCypress Creek Renewables9.4 GWh34.8 k MMBtu Solar
Sunfish FarmCypress Creek Renewables8.7 GWh32.2 k MMBtu Solar
Fuquay FarmStrata Manager, LLC8.6 GWh29.4 k MMBtu Solar
CBC Solar Energy Gen Fac Phase 2CBC Alternative Energy, LLC3.8 GWh14.2 k MMBtu Solar
SAS Solar FarmSAS Institute Inc2.0 GWh7.4 k MMBtu Solar
Neuse River Solar FarmScale Sustainable I, LLC1.6 GWh5.9 k MMBtu Solar
Wake RJ3 Solar Energy StorageNorth Carolina El Member Corp39.0 MWh140 MMBtu Solar
Century Drive Solar FarmJ.T. Hobby and Son, Inc.0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
First Citizens BankFirst Citizens Bank0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Walkers Crossroads BESSNorth Carolina El Member Corp0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#1459Chatham County81.3 GWh17
#1600Durham County41.1 GWh5
#1171Franklin County258.4 GWh16
#1470Granville County76.1 GWh11
#1424Harnett County95.7 GWh15
#1232Johnston County206.9 GWh34
#1466Lee County76.4 GWh9
#919Nash County557.4 GWh40
#1478Orange County73.4 GWh7
#1219Wilson County215.2 GWh16

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2024

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Wake County, NC

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#91Apex, NC65.7 GWh2
#289Cary, NC2.0 GWh1
#241Fuquay-Varina, NC9.8 GWh1
#210Garner, NC13.3 GWh2
#4Holly Springs, NC9.3 TWh1
#64Raleigh, NC138.0 GWh5
#300Wake Forest, NC39.0 MWh3
#190Wendell, NC18.3 GWh2
#205Zebulon, NC14.3 GWh2

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2024