ROWAN
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,192 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Rowan County
- Operator
- SOUTHERN POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 7826
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,155 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 40%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.7315, -80.6013
ROWAN, a 1,192 MW Natural Gas power plant in Rowan County, North Carolina. Operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned 2001.
How ROWAN compares
With 1,192 MW of capacity, ROWAN ranks 9th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 3rd of the 10 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of North Carolina's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 62nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is older than 59% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHERN POWER CO, runs 2 operating plants in North Carolina totaling 1,928 MW. It shares Rowan County with 2 other operating plants, BUCK and LANDIS DELIVERY NO 2.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,192 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 4,155 GWh in 2024 (a 40% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2003.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 13 operating power plants totaling 2,997 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MARSHALL STEAM STATION (1,996 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Carolina Internet / CaroNet XB in Charlotte, about 42.5 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
Weather peril exposure
ROWAN is a 1,192 MW natural gas power plant in Rowan County, NC, operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned in 2001. Rowan County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 18th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Rowan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 50.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 6.9 |
Perils not assessed in Rowan 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 Rowan 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.