Directory of Power Plants in North Carolina
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGuire | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Huntersville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 19.9 TWh | Aug 1981 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Brunswick Nuclear | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Southport, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 15.5 TWh | Oct 1975 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Hamlet, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 10.4 TWh | Apr 2001 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Belews Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belews Creek, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 9.3 TWh | Jul 1974 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 74.7% Bituminous Coal : 25.3% |
| Marshall (NC) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Terrell, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 8.0 TWh | Feb 1965 | Mar 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 55.3% Natural Gas : 44.7% |
| Harris | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | New Hill, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 7.7 TWh | Apr 1987 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Roxboro | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Semora, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 7.1 TWh | Apr 1966 | Mar 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 7.0 TWh | Nov 2012 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Dan River | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Eden, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.6 TWh | Nov 2012 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cliffside, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.3 TWh | May 1972 | Mar 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 60.5% Natural Gas : 39.2% |
| Rowan | Southern Power Co | Salisbury, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.3 TWh | Mar 2001 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Buck | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Salisbury, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 4.0 TWh | Oct 2011 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Asheville | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Arden, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 4.0 TWh | Apr 1964 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5% |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Wilmington, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 3.8 TWh | Oct 2013 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 3.3 TWh | Jul 2018 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Reidsville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 1.6 TWh | May 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| Mayo | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Roxboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 1.0 TWh | Feb 1983 | Mar 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Fontana Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Fontana Dam, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 813.6 GWh | Dec 1944 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Southern Power Co | Kings Mountain, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 640.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Desert Wind Farm, LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Hertford, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 517.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
| Narrows (NC) | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 462.5 GWh | Jun 1917 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cheoah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Tapoco, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 447.8 GWh | Aug 1949 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC | Domtar Paper Company LLC | Plymouth, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 344.1 GWh | Aug 1952 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 49.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 39.0% Natural Gas : 10.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
| Walters | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Waterville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 321.0 GWh | Jun 1930 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| International Paper Riegelwood Mill | International Paper Co-Riegelwood | Riegelwood, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 305.4 GWh | Nov 1951 | Mar 2025 | Black Liquor : 87.7% Natural Gas : 12.3% |
| Gaston | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Roanoke Rapids, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 287.0 GWh | Jan 1963 | Mar 2025 | Water |
| Craven County Wood Energy LP | CMS Generation Operating Co II | New Bern, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 255.7 GWh | Oct 1990 | Mar 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 64.4% Other Biomass Solids : 35.6% |
| Oak Trail Solar, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 238.9 GWh | Jun 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Hiwassee Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Murphy, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 223.6 GWh | Apr 1940 | Mar 2025 | Water |
| Albemarle Beach Solar | Albemarle Beach Solar, LLC | Roper, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 221.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Oak Solar | Oak Solar LLC | Gaston, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 214.4 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| G G Allen | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belmont, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 197.9 GWh | May 1957 | Dec 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.6% |
| PCS Phosphate | PCS Phosphate | Aurora, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 195.4 GWh | Nov 1984 | Mar 2025 | Waste Heat |
| Lincoln Combustion | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Stanley, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 192.3 GWh | Apr 1995 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| KapStone Kraft Paper Corp | Westrock Kraft Paper, LLC | Roanoke Rapids, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 189.7 GWh | Dec 1965 | Mar 2025 | Black Liquor : 64.4% Bituminous Coal : 15.5% Natural Gas : 11.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 8.4% |
| International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | International Paper Co. - New Bern Mill | New Bern, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 189.2 GWh | Nov 1969 | Mar 2025 | Black Liquor : 83.8% Natural Gas : 16.2% |
| Nantahala | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Topton, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 186.1 GWh | Jun 1942 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander Holloman Solar, LLC | Aulander, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 181.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Fern Solar LLC | BayWa r.e. Solar Projects LLC | Battleboro, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 180.8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Phobos Solar, LLC | Phobos Solar, LLC | Middlesex, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 176.8 GWh | Dec 2022 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Harts Mill Solar, LLC | Harts Mills Solar, LLC | Tarboro, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 175.4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Tillery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Mount Gilead, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 166.4 GWh | Jul 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Santeetlah | Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP | Robbinsville, NC | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 161.4 GWh | May 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Cabin Creek Solar, LLC | Biscoe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 161.4 GWh | Dec 2022 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Gutenberg Solar | Dominion Energy Inc. | Garysburg, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 154.0 GWh | Aug 2019 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Pecan Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pleasant Hill, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 150.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Chestnut Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Enfield, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 148.2 GWh | Feb 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Wilkinson Solar LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Pantego, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 147.7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Trent River Solar, LLC | Trent River Solar, LLC | Pollocksville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 147.3 GWh | Jun 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Conetoe II Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Conetoe, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 145.7 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bay Tree | Cypress Creek Renewables | Harrells, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 145.7 GWh | Oct 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Misenheimer Solar LLC | Misenheimer Solar LLC | Gold Hill, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 143.5 GWh | - | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Crooked Run | Cubico USA, LLC | Willard, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 137.9 GWh | Nov 2019 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Cowans Ford | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Stanley, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 136.5 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Innovative Solar 46 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hope Mills, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 136.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Rutherford Farm | Southern Power Co | Forest City, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 135.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Timbermill Wind, LLC | Timbermill Wind | Edenton, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 132.2 GWh | - | Mar 2025 | Wind |
| NC 102 Project LLC | NC 102 Project LLC | Midland, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 131.7 GWh | Aug 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 37 LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Morven, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 131.5 GWh | Apr 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Shoe Creek Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 129.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Tuckertown Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | New London, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 124.6 GWh | Mar 1962 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Falls Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Badin, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 124.1 GWh | Aug 1919 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Maiden, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 121.7 GWh | Dec 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 42 | Innovative Solar 42, LLC | Fayetteville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 120.9 GWh | Aug 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Warsaw Farm | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Warsaw, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 120.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blewett | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Lilesville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 116.1 GWh | May 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hawtree Solar | Hawtree Creek Farm Solar, LLC | Warrenton, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 115.5 GWh | Sep 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| High Rock Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Denton, NC | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division (YAD) | 114.3 GWh | Oct 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Walnut Cove, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 108.9 GWh | Feb 2022 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Ranchland Solar, LLC | Ranchland Solar, LLC | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 107.6 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Sugar Solar, LLC | Sugar Solar, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 107.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Bladen Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Fayetteville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 105.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Bullock Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Manson, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 102.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Brantley Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Spring Hope, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 99.8 GWh | Sep 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Mountain Island | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Mount Holly, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 99.6 GWh | Nov 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Innovative Solar 54 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Kinston, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 98.8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Stanly Solar, LLC | Stanly Solar, LLC | Albemarle, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 98.1 GWh | Jul 2022 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Buckleberry Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Grifton, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 96.3 GWh | Oct 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Highest Power Solar, LLC | Highest Power Solar, LLC | Louisburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 94.6 GWh | Jan 2022 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Anson County Generation Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Lilesville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 92.2 GWh | May 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.9% |
| Wayne County | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 90.7 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6% |
| Monroe Solar Facility | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Monroe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 90.7 GWh | Feb 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Lookout Shoals | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Statesville, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 90.3 GWh | Nov 1915 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Oxford Dam | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Conover, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 87.3 GWh | Mar 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Broad River Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Mooresboro, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 83.7 GWh | Nov 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Fox Creek Solar | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Louisburg, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 81.7 GWh | Oct 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Eden Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 81.2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Summit Farms Solar | Dominion Renewable Energy | Moyock, NC | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 79.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Virginia Line Solar, LLC | Virginia Line Solar, LLC | Manson, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 78.6 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Elm City Solar Facility | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Elm City, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 77.3 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hamlet Generating Facility | North Carolina El Member Corp | Hamlet, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 76.7 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
| NCSU Cates Cogeneration Plant | NC State University, Energy Systems | Raleigh, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 76.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
| Partin Solar | Partin Solar, LLC | Elkin, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 71.7 GWh | Sep 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 67 | John Laing US Solar Corp. | Willard, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 65.7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Concord Energy | Concord Energy LLC | Concord, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 64.9 GWh | Jan 2012 | Mar 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Innovative Solar 43, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Ivanhoe, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 64.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Ingredion Winston Salem | Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem | Winston-Salem, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 62.4 GWh | Nov 1985 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 85.1% Natural Gas : 8.5% Bituminous Coal : 6.4% |
| Butler-Warner Generation Plant | Fayetteville Public Works Commission | Fayetteville, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 60.3 GWh | Jun 1976 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 94.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.3% Solar : 2.4% |
| Innovative Solar 31 | MN8 Energy LLC | Bladenboro, NC | Duke Energy Progress East (CPLE) | 59.4 GWh | Dec 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Rhodhiss | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Rhodhiss, NC | Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK) | 58.6 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |