BUCK

How BUCK compares

With 941 MW of capacity, BUCK ranks 14th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 5th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.1% of North Carolina's operating Coal capacity and 3.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 117th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 65% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, runs 27 operating plants in North Carolina totaling 13,073 MW. It shares Rowan County with 2 other operating plants, ROWAN and LANDIS DELIVERY NO 2.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 698 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 941 MW). Net generation was 4,209 GWh in 2024 (a 69% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 100 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,299 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROWAN (1,192 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Carolina Internet / CaroNet XB in Charlotte, about 48.4 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology