MCGUIRE

How MCGUIRE compares

With 2,441 MW of capacity, MCGUIRE ranks 2nd among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and is the largest of the 3 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 45% of North Carolina's operating Nuclear capacity and 8.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 9th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1981, it is older than 74% 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 Mecklenburg County with 4 other operating plants, including CORNELIUS DELIVERY NO 1 and HUNTERSVILLE DELIVERY NO 2.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 2,441 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 20,033 GWh in 2024 (a 93% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1981 and 1984.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 22 operating power plants totaling 4,243 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MARSHALL STEAM STATION (1,996 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Carolina Internet / CaroNet XB in Charlotte, about 17.5 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