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