| State Rank | County | Net Generation (Past Year) | Power Plants |
|---|
| #16 | Swain County, NC | 900.2 GWh | 1 |
| #21 | Graham County, NC | 602.3 GWh | 2 |
| #86 | Hyde County, NC | 3.2 GWh | 2 |
| #88 | Dare County, NC | 313.0 MWh | 2 |
| #89 | Polk County, NC | 52.0 MWh | 2 |
| #84 | Pamlico County, NC | 16.6 GWh | 2 |
| #81 | Clay County, NC | 26.0 GWh | 2 |
| #83 | Alexander County, NC | 20.2 GWh | 3 |
| #37 | Haywood County, NC | 291.7 GWh | 3 |
| #82 | Gates County, NC | 24.8 GWh | 3 |
| #49 | Macon County, NC | 193.7 GWh | 3 |
| #87 | Madison County, NC | 1.8 GWh | 3 |
| #42 | Washington County, NC | 258.5 GWh | 3 |
| #79 | Caswell County, NC | 30.5 GWh | 4 |
| #85 | Henderson County, NC | 11.2 GWh | 4 |
| #65 | Caldwell County, NC | 78.4 GWh | 4 |
| #67 | Camden County, NC | 70.7 GWh | 4 |
| #46 | Cherokee County, NC | 217.2 GWh | 4 |
| #70 | Pasquotank County, NC | 64.9 GWh | 4 |
| #12 | New Hanover County, NC | 4.2 TWh | 5 |
| #57 | Jackson County, NC | 109.7 GWh | 5 |
| #27 | Currituck County, NC | 489.1 GWh | 5 |
| #77 | Durham County, NC | 41.3 GWh | 5 |
| #2 | Brunswick County, NC | 15.3 TWh | 6 |
| #80 | Hoke County, NC | 30.1 GWh | 6 |
| #74 | Forsyth County, NC | 48.8 GWh | 6 |
| #78 | Greene County, NC | 34.2 GWh | 6 |
| #31 | Chowan County, NC | 397.8 GWh | 7 |
| #6 | Stokes County, NC | 8.3 TWh | 7 |
| #62 | Bertie County, NC | 85.3 GWh | 7 |
| #60 | Orange County, NC | 88.8 GWh | 7 |
| #14 | Lincoln County, NC | 1.1 TWh | 8 |
| #1 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 19.0 TWh | 8 |
| #55 | Iredell County, NC | 126.1 GWh | 9 |
| #54 | Union County, NC | 129.9 GWh | 9 |
| #68 | Lee County, NC | 70.0 GWh | 9 |
| #52 | Surry County, NC | 168.0 GWh | 9 |
| #43 | Pender County, NC | 243.1 GWh | 9 |
| #40 | Cabarrus County, NC | 269.1 GWh | 9 |
| #53 | Yadkin County, NC | 132.2 GWh | 10 |
| #20 | Perquimans County, NC | 632.0 GWh | 10 |
| #17 | Stanly County, NC | 731.2 GWh | 10 |
| #61 | Davie County, NC | 85.8 GWh | 11 |
| #72 | Onslow County, NC | 58.0 GWh | 11 |
| #7 | Person County, NC | 8.1 TWh | 11 |
| #34 | Anson County, NC | 332.1 GWh | 11 |
| #76 | Burke County, NC | 48.2 GWh | 11 |
| #22 | Edgecombe County, NC | 577.2 GWh | 11 |
| #28 | Beaufort County, NC | 482.3 GWh | 11 |
| #66 | Granville County, NC | 71.4 GWh | 11 |
| #47 | Jones County, NC | 203.4 GWh | 12 |
| #13 | Buncombe County, NC | 4.0 TWh | 12 |
| #56 | Davidson County, NC | 124.6 GWh | 12 |
| #73 | Alamance County, NC | 57.4 GWh | 12 |
| #63 | Moore County, NC | 82.9 GWh | 12 |
| #71 | Pitt County, NC | 63.3 GWh | 13 |
| #24 | Craven County, NC | 548.2 GWh | 13 |
| #25 | Montgomery County, NC | 507.7 GWh | 14 |
| #39 | Warren County, NC | 286.7 GWh | 15 |
| #64 | Harnett County, NC | 82.2 GWh | 15 |
| #44 | Franklin County, NC | 238.5 GWh | 16 |
| #50 | Wilson County, NC | 190.2 GWh | 17 |
| #4 | Richmond County, NC | 10.2 TWh | 17 |
| #5 | Rowan County, NC | 9.6 TWh | 17 |
| #69 | Chatham County, NC | 68.7 GWh | 17 |
| #18 | Northampton County, NC | 688.1 GWh | 17 |
| #32 | Hertford County, NC | 382.0 GWh | 18 |
| #26 | Martin County, NC | 503.1 GWh | 18 |
| #59 | Sampson County, NC | 95.4 GWh | 18 |
| #8 | Wake County, NC | 8.0 TWh | 19 |
| #75 | Guilford County, NC | 48.3 GWh | 19 |
| #11 | Rockingham County, NC | 6.0 TWh | 19 |
| #45 | Rutherford County, NC | 217.9 GWh | 19 |
| #48 | Vance County, NC | 195.0 GWh | 20 |
| #23 | Bladen County, NC | 567.3 GWh | 20 |
| #30 | Gaston County, NC | 410.2 GWh | 20 |
| #33 | Cumberland County, NC | 344.7 GWh | 20 |
| #41 | Scotland County, NC | 260.4 GWh | 21 |
| #38 | Lenoir County, NC | 289.0 GWh | 21 |
| #58 | Randolph County, NC | 97.3 GWh | 22 |
| #9 | Catawba County, NC | 7.9 TWh | 22 |
| #29 | Columbus County, NC | 431.7 GWh | 23 |
| #15 | Halifax County, NC | 1.1 TWh | 26 |
| #3 | Cleveland County, NC | 10.4 TWh | 34 |
| #51 | Johnston County, NC | 189.6 GWh | 36 |
| #10 | Wayne County, NC | 6.7 TWh | 41 |
| #19 | Nash County, NC | 641.9 GWh | 41 |
| #36 | Duplin County, NC | 301.3 GWh | 46 |
| #35 | Robeson County, NC | 309.8 GWh | 52 |
Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026
