BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 303 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Cumberland County
- Operator
- PUBLIC WORKS COMM-CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1976
- EIA plant ID
- 1016
- Generators
- 11
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 41.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.5%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.0981, -78.8298
BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT, a 303 MW Natural Gas power plant in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
How BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT compares
With 303 MW of capacity, BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT ranks 21st among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 7th of the 10 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.6% of North Carolina's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 453rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1976, it is older than 75% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 11 generators at the site with 305 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 41.4 GWh in 2024 (a 1.5% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1976 and 2019.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 44 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SMITHFIELD PACKING BLADEN (29 MW, Oil).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT is a 303 MW natural gas power plant in Cumberland County, NC, operated by PUBLIC WORKS COMM-CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, commissioned in 1976. Cumberland County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 86th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cumberland County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 52.5 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Cumberland County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cumberland County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.