WAYNE COUNTY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,059 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Wayne County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 7538
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 58.3 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.3758, -78.0986
WAYNE COUNTY, a 1,059 MW Natural Gas power plant in Wayne County, North Carolina. Operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned 2000.
How WAYNE COUNTY compares
With 1,059 MW of capacity, WAYNE COUNTY ranks 11th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 4th of the 10 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of North Carolina's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 82nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is older than 60% 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 Wayne County with 4 other operating plants, including LEE COMBINED CYCLE PLANT and AM BEST FARM.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 980 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 58.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor), down 89% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2000 and 2009.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,071 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LEE COMBINED CYCLE PLANT (1,068 MW).
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
WAYNE COUNTY is a 1,059 MW natural gas power plant in Wayne County, NC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned in 2000. Wayne County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th 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 natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Wayne County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 51.0 |
Perils not assessed in Wayne 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 Wayne 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.