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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 Dec 2024.

Companies on File394
Plants on File1,119
Total Generation11.89G MMBtu
Total Sales 11.70G kWh
Total Revenue $1.36B

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Overall National Rank

#9 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

134.3 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.3 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in North Carolina

394

North Carolina
Power Plants

1,119

Natural Gas Rank

#9

Coal Rank

#13

Nuclear Rank

#6

Hydroelectric Rank

#11

Wind Rank

#28

Solar Rank

#6

Monthly Net Generation for North Carolina

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential5.82G kWh13.49 cents/kWh$785.01M
Commercial3.81G kWh10.92 cents/kWh$415.92M
Industrial2.07G kWh7.72 cents/kWh$159.92M
Transportation972.69k kWh11.35 cents/kWh$110.35k
Total11.70G kWh11.63 cents/kWh$1.36B

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Dec 2024.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in North Carolina

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#14AshevilleDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Arden, North Carolina3.8 TWhApr 1964Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.8%
#3Belews CreekDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCBelews Creek, North Carolina9.6 TWhJul 1974Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 76.2% Bituminous Coal : 23.8%
#2Brunswick NuclearDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Southport, North Carolina15.6 TWhOct 1975Dec 2024 Nuclear
#11BuckDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCSalisbury, North Carolina4.2 TWhOct 2011Dec 2024 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 Carolina4.6 TWhNov 2012Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#20Desert Wind Farm, LLCAvangrid Renewables LLCHertford, North Carolina509.0 GWhNov 2016Dec 2024 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
#24GastonVirginia Electric & Power CoRoanoke Rapids, North Carolina332.4 GWhJan 1963Dec 2024 Water
#5HarrisDuke Energy Progress - (NC)New Hill, North Carolina7.7 TWhApr 1987Dec 2024 Nuclear
#10James E. Rogers Energy ComplexDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCCliffside, North Carolina4.4 TWhMay 1972Dec 2024 Bituminous Coal : 62.8% Natural Gas : 36.9%
#15Kings Mountain Energy CenterCarolina Power Partners, LLCKings Mountain, North Carolina3.3 TWhJul 2018Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#13L V Sutton Combined CycleDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Wilmington, North Carolina4.0 TWhOct 2013Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#8Lee Combined Cycle PlantDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Goldsboro, North Carolina6.5 TWhNov 2012Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#6Marshall (NC)Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCTerrell, North Carolina7.4 TWhFeb 1965Dec 2024 Bituminous Coal : 52.3% Natural Gas : 47.7%
#17MayoDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Roxboro, North Carolina906.3 GWhFeb 1983Dec 2024 Bituminous Coal : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2%
#1McGuireDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCHuntersville, North Carolina20.0 TWhAug 1981Dec 2024 Nuclear
#21Narrows (NC)Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLCBadin, North Carolina462.5 GWhJun 1917Dec 2023 Water
#16Rockingham County CT StationDuke Energy Carolinas, LLCReidsville, North Carolina1.4 TWhMay 2000Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2%
#12RowanSouthern Power CoSalisbury, North Carolina4.2 TWhMar 2001Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.6%
#7RoxboroDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Semora, North Carolina6.8 TWhApr 1966Dec 2024 Bituminous Coal : 99.6%
#4Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexDuke Energy Progress - (NC)Hamlet, North Carolina9.4 TWhApr 2001Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.8%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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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
#72Alamance 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, NC11382.1 GWh89.6 GWh0.0 Wh173.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Beaufort County, NC11473.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh248.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Bertie County, NC673.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh73.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Bladen County, NC20622.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh621.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Brunswick County, NC615.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh10.9 GWh15.6 TWh
#13Buncombe County, NC93.8 TWh3.8 TWh0.0 Wh6.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Burke County, NC1060.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh20.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Cabarrus County, NC9267.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh187.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Caldwell County, NC481.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh23.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Camden 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, NC217.8 TWh3.6 TWh0.0 Wh310.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Chatham County, NC1769.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh69.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Cherokee County, NC4244.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Chowan County, NC757.9 GWh0.0 Wh21.1 GWh36.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#81Clay County, NC228.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Cleveland County, NC338.6 TWh5.6 TWh0.0 Wh227.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#29Columbus County, NC23431.1 GWh36.8 GWh0.0 Wh137.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Craven County, NC13545.8 GWh30.4 GWh0.0 Wh67.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Cumberland County, NC18277.2 GWh37.9 GWh0.0 Wh237.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Currituck County, NC5491.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh491.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#55Davidson County, NC9126.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Davie 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, NC11524.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh524.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Forsyth County, NC6110.3 GWh5.3 GWh0.0 Wh11.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Franklin County, NC16246.1 GWh0.0 Wh9.8 GWh236.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#30Gaston County, NC18422.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh104.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#79Gates County, NC329.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh29.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Graham County, NC2609.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Granville 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, NC24937.9 GWh24.2 GWh0.0 Wh383.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#61Harnett County, NC1587.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh87.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Haywood 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, NC18389.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh389.5 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
#52Iredell County, NC9132.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh17.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#58Jackson County, NC594.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Johnston County, NC36193.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh185.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Jones County, NC11211.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh211.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Lee County, NC969.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh69.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#35Lenoir County, NC21289.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh287.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#50Lincoln County, NC7158.5 GWh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh14.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Macon 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, NC14587.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh261.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#62Moore County, NC1285.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh85.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Nash County, NC40535.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh535.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#12New Hanover County, NC54.0 TWh4.0 TWh0.0 Wh3.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Northampton County, NC17603.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh603.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Onslow County, NC1260.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh49.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Orange County, NC777.7 GWh25.9 GWh0.0 Wh30.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#84Pamlico County, NC220.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh20.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Pasquotank County, NC367.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh67.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Pender County, NC9256.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh256.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Perquimans County, NC10600.3 GWh0.0 Wh509.0 GWh91.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Person County, NC117.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh40.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Pitt 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
#4Richmond County, NC179.7 TWh9.5 TWh0.0 Wh153.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#33Robeson County, NC51351.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh351.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Rockingham County, NC196.1 TWh6.0 TWh0.0 Wh64.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#6Rowan County, NC178.5 TWh8.3 TWh0.0 Wh96.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Rutherford County, NC19226.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh223.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Sampson County, NC1893.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh93.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Scotland County, NC21265.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh265.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#15Stanly County, NC10846.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh260.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#3Stokes County, NC79.7 TWh7.3 TWh0.0 Wh126.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Surry County, NC9131.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh124.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Swain County, NC1813.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Union County, NC8128.7 GWh217.7 MWh0.0 Wh128.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Vance County, NC20202.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh202.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Wake County, NC167.9 TWh118.9 GWh0.0 Wh53.0 GWh7.7 TWh
#36Warren County, NC15280.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh280.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Washington County, NC3241.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh241.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Wayne County, NC406.9 TWh6.6 TWh0.0 Wh229.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Wilson County, NC16196.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh196.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#51Yadkin County, NC9140.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh140.4 GWh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in North Carolina

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Avery Creek, North Carolina3.8 TWh1
Badin, North Carolina586.6 GWh2
Cliffside, North Carolina4.4 TWh1
Eden, North Carolina4.6 TWh2
Fontana Dam, North Carolina1.8 TWh3
Goldsboro, North Carolina6.8 TWh16
Hamlet, North Carolina9.5 TWh7
Hertford, North Carolina573.5 GWh6
Holly Springs, North Carolina7.7 TWh1
Huntersville, North Carolina20.0 TWh2
Kings Mountain, North Carolina4.0 TWh8
Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina7.4 TWh1
New Bern, North Carolina545.8 GWh11
Reidsville, North Carolina1.5 TWh6
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina615.2 GWh7
Roxboro, North Carolina7.7 TWh8
Salisbury, North Carolina8.4 TWh7
Southport, North Carolina15.6 TWh1
Walnut Cove, North Carolina9.7 TWh3
Wilmington, North Carolina4.0 TWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#7Alabama143.9 TWh102
#33Connecticut45.1 TWh214
#49Delaware4.7 TWh42
#51District of Columbia184.0 GWh23
#2Florida266.2 TWh411
#8Georgia138.7 TWh316
#5Illinois183.7 TWh541
#18Indiana93.7 TWh271
#23Kentucky66.7 TWh85
#38Maryland35.8 TWh247
#41Massachusetts20.6 TWh698
#27New Jersey60.6 TWh475
#10New York128.9 TWh1,166
#6Ohio143.9 TWh291
#3Pennsylvania242.5 TWh371
#46Rhode Island10.0 TWh114
#15South Carolina99.8 TWh297
#19Tennessee75.8 TWh114
#14Virginia101.4 TWh314
#31West Virginia50.7 TWh66

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