W H WEATHERSPOON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 177 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Robeson County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1970
- EIA plant ID
- 2716
- Generators
- 4
- Net generation (2024)
- 0.56 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- under 0.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.5874, -78.9754
W H WEATHERSPOON, a 177 MW Coal power plant in Robeson County, North Carolina. Operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned 1970.
How W H WEATHERSPOON compares
With 177 MW of capacity, W H WEATHERSPOON ranks 26th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 9th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of North Carolina's operating Coal capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 209th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 79% 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 Robeson County with 8 other operating plants, including LUMBERTON and RAILROAD FARM.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 163 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 0.56 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%). Its generators came online between 1970 and 1971.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 95 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LUMBERTON (35 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
W H WEATHERSPOON is a 177 MW coal power plant in Robeson County, NC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned in 1970. Robeson County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 63rd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Robeson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 55.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 2.6 |
Perils not assessed in Robeson 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 Robeson 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.