Natural Gas Power Plants in North Carolina

North Carolina has 10 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, totaling 8.4 GW of nameplate capacity. The largest is SHERWOOD H SMITH JR ENERGY COMPLEX (2,282 MW), operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC.

10Plants
8.4 GWCombined capacity

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All 10 natural gas plants in North Carolina

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
SHERWOOD H SMITH JR ENERGY COMPLEX2,282PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC2001
LINCOLN COMBUSTION1,754DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC1995
ROWAN1,192SOUTHERN POWER CO2001
WAYNE COUNTY1,059PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC2000
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CT STATION978DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC2000
ANSON COUNTY GENERATION FACILITY344NORTH CAROLINA EL MEMBER CORP2007
BUTLER-WARNER GENERATION PLANT303PUBLIC WORKS COMM-CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE1976
HAMLET GENERATING FACILITY287NORTH CAROLINA EL MEMBER CORP2007
ROSEMARY POWER STATION180VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1990
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND SOUTHPORT53ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO1992