| State Rank | County | Net Generation (Past Year) | Power Plants |
|---|
| #17 | Swain County, NC | 879.0 GWh | 1 |
| #86 | Polk County, NC | 11.0 GWh | 2 |
| #85 | Pamlico County, NC | 20.0 GWh | 2 |
| #20 | Graham County, NC | 623.4 GWh | 2 |
| #80 | Clay County, NC | 32.7 GWh | 2 |
| #88 | Hyde County, NC | 2.0 GWh | 2 |
| #84 | Alexander County, NC | 20.1 GWh | 3 |
| #43 | Washington County, NC | 252.6 GWh | 3 |
| #70 | Pasquotank County, NC | 64.7 GWh | 3 |
| #83 | Gates County, NC | 27.3 GWh | 3 |
| #87 | Madison County, NC | 2.1 GWh | 3 |
| #50 | Macon County, NC | 190.3 GWh | 3 |
| #39 | Haywood County, NC | 277.7 GWh | 3 |
| #75 | Camden County, NC | 51.4 GWh | 4 |
| #41 | Cherokee County, NC | 261.0 GWh | 4 |
| #82 | Henderson County, NC | 31.6 GWh | 4 |
| #81 | Caswell County, NC | 32.7 GWh | 4 |
| #60 | Caldwell County, NC | 88.1 GWh | 4 |
| #56 | Jackson County, NC | 109.4 GWh | 5 |
| #13 | New Hanover County, NC | 3.5 TWh | 5 |
| #78 | Durham County, NC | 35.6 GWh | 5 |
| #28 | Currituck County, NC | 487.4 GWh | 5 |
| #2 | Brunswick County, NC | 15.7 TWh | 6 |
| #77 | Hoke County, NC | 36.2 GWh | 6 |
| #61 | Bertie County, NC | 87.2 GWh | 6 |
| #65 | Forsyth County, NC | 77.6 GWh | 6 |
| #79 | Greene County, NC | 34.4 GWh | 6 |
| #8 | Stokes County, NC | 7.9 TWh | 7 |
| #31 | Chowan County, NC | 408.9 GWh | 7 |
| #63 | Orange County, NC | 86.5 GWh | 7 |
| #14 | Lincoln County, NC | 1.2 TWh | 7 |
| #1 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 19.5 TWh | 8 |
| #55 | Union County, NC | 124.6 GWh | 8 |
| #52 | Surry County, NC | 155.6 GWh | 9 |
| #12 | Buncombe County, NC | 3.7 TWh | 9 |
| #53 | Iredell County, NC | 148.7 GWh | 9 |
| #66 | Lee County, NC | 70.8 GWh | 9 |
| #44 | Pender County, NC | 246.7 GWh | 9 |
| #42 | Cabarrus County, NC | 255.7 GWh | 9 |
| #54 | Yadkin County, NC | 140.3 GWh | 10 |
| #72 | Burke County, NC | 60.0 GWh | 10 |
| #19 | Perquimans County, NC | 652.9 GWh | 10 |
| #16 | Stanly County, NC | 887.0 GWh | 10 |
| #69 | Davie County, NC | 67.1 GWh | 10 |
| #6 | Person County, NC | 8.4 TWh | 11 |
| #67 | Granville County, NC | 70.8 GWh | 11 |
| #73 | Onslow County, NC | 58.9 GWh | 11 |
| #29 | Beaufort County, NC | 468.2 GWh | 11 |
| #25 | Edgecombe County, NC | 541.1 GWh | 11 |
| #35 | Anson County, NC | 335.6 GWh | 11 |
| #64 | Moore County, NC | 86.4 GWh | 12 |
| #51 | Davidson County, NC | 167.3 GWh | 12 |
| #47 | Jones County, NC | 205.3 GWh | 12 |
| #74 | Alamance County, NC | 57.9 GWh | 12 |
| #24 | Craven County, NC | 571.8 GWh | 13 |
| #71 | Pitt County, NC | 64.6 GWh | 13 |
| #21 | Montgomery County, NC | 617.4 GWh | 14 |
| #38 | Warren County, NC | 288.6 GWh | 15 |
| #62 | Harnett County, NC | 86.6 GWh | 15 |
| #57 | Wilson County, NC | 108.5 GWh | 16 |
| #45 | Franklin County, NC | 229.4 GWh | 16 |
| #4 | Richmond County, NC | 10.1 TWh | 17 |
| #5 | Rowan County, NC | 8.8 TWh | 17 |
| #68 | Chatham County, NC | 70.5 GWh | 17 |
| #18 | Northampton County, NC | 688.5 GWh | 17 |
| #26 | Martin County, NC | 513.0 GWh | 18 |
| #32 | Hertford County, NC | 380.9 GWh | 18 |
| #76 | Guilford County, NC | 50.4 GWh | 18 |
| #34 | Cumberland County, NC | 340.4 GWh | 18 |
| #7 | Wake County, NC | 8.0 TWh | 18 |
| #59 | Sampson County, NC | 93.8 GWh | 18 |
| #11 | Rockingham County, NC | 5.8 TWh | 19 |
| #46 | Rutherford County, NC | 219.8 GWh | 19 |
| #30 | Gaston County, NC | 447.6 GWh | 19 |
| #23 | Bladen County, NC | 577.9 GWh | 20 |
| #48 | Vance County, NC | 203.0 GWh | 20 |
| #40 | Scotland County, NC | 274.6 GWh | 21 |
| #9 | Catawba County, NC | 7.3 TWh | 21 |
| #37 | Lenoir County, NC | 290.5 GWh | 21 |
| #58 | Randolph County, NC | 97.2 GWh | 22 |
| #27 | Columbus County, NC | 493.9 GWh | 23 |
| #15 | Halifax County, NC | 1.1 TWh | 25 |
| #3 | Cleveland County, NC | 10.3 TWh | 34 |
| #49 | Johnston County, NC | 194.7 GWh | 36 |
| #22 | Nash County, NC | 594.5 GWh | 41 |
| #10 | Wayne County, NC | 6.0 TWh | 41 |
| #36 | Duplin County, NC | 304.3 GWh | 45 |
| #33 | Robeson County, NC | 361.8 GWh | 52 |
Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025
