HARRIS
OperatingNuclear power plant
- Capacity
- 951 MW
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- County
- Wake County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 6015
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Net generation (2024)
- 7,690 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 92%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.6338, -78.9565
HARRIS, a 951 MW Nuclear power plant in Wake County, North Carolina. Operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned 1987.
How HARRIS compares
With 951 MW of capacity, HARRIS ranks 13th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and is the smallest of the 3 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of North Carolina's operating Nuclear capacity and 3.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 48th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1987, it is older than 70% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, runs 13 operating plants in North Carolina totaling 11,962 MW. It shares Wake County with 3 other operating plants, including SAS SOLAR FARM and NEUSE RIVER SOLAR FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 951 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 7,690 GWh in 2024 (a 92% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 39 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is UNIV OF NC CHAPEL HILL COGEN FACILITY (32 MW, Coal).
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
HARRIS is a 951 MW nuclear power plant in Wake County, NC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned in 1987. Wake County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 62nd national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 70th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a nuclear plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Wake County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.41 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 6.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 50.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.94 |
Perils not assessed in Wake 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 "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Wake 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.