Home › North Carolina › Largest Power Plants in North Carolina Largest Power Plants in North Carolina North Carolina has 988 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 42,411 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.
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# Plant State Fuel Capacity 1 Roxboro North Carolina Coal 2,558 MW 2 Belews Creek North Carolina Natural Gas 2,491 MW 3 Mcguire North Carolina Nuclear 2,441 MW 4 Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex North Carolina Natural Gas 2,245 MW 5 Marshall (Nc) North Carolina Coal 2,119 MW 6 Hf Lee Plant North Carolina Natural Gas 2,048 MW 7 Brunswick Nuclear North Carolina Nuclear 2,003 MW 8 Lincoln Combustion North Carolina Natural Gas 1,754 MW 9 James E. Rogers Energy Complex North Carolina Natural Gas 1,531 MW 10 Rowan North Carolina Natural Gas 1,192 MW 11 Lee Combined Cycle Plant North Carolina Natural Gas 1,068 MW 12 Asheville North Carolina Natural Gas 1,012 MW 13 Wayne County Energy Complex North Carolina Natural Gas 980 MW 14 Rockingham County Ct Station North Carolina Natural Gas 978 MW 15 Harris North Carolina Nuclear 951 MW 16 L V Sutton Steam North Carolina Natural Gas 851 MW 17 L V Sutton Combined Cycle North Carolina Natural Gas 851 MW 18 Mayo North Carolina Coal 763 MW 19 Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility North Carolina Natural Gas 736 MW 20 Buck North Carolina Natural Gas 698 MW 21 Dan River North Carolina Natural Gas 698 MW 22 Kings Mountain Energy Center North Carolina Natural Gas 544 MW 23 G G Allen North Carolina Coal 435 MW 24 Cowans Ford North Carolina Hydroelectric 350 MW 25 Anson County Generation Facility North Carolina Natural Gas 344 MW 26 Hamlet Generating Facility North Carolina Natural Gas 344 MW 27 Butler-Warner Generation Plant North Carolina Natural Gas 305 MW 28 Fontana Dam North Carolina Hydroelectric 255 MW 29 Desert Wind Farm, Llc North Carolina Wind 208 MW 30 Timbermill Wind, Llc North Carolina Wind 189 MW 31 Rosemary Power Station North Carolina Oil 180 MW 32 Gaston North Carolina Hydroelectric 178 MW 33 Hiwassee Dam North Carolina Hydroelectric 166 MW 34 W H Weatherspoon North Carolina Oil 163 MW 35 Cheoah North Carolina Hydroelectric 140 MW 36 Albemarle Beach Solar North Carolina Solar 130 MW 37 Oak Solar North Carolina Solar 120 MW 38 Domtar Paper Co Llc Plymouth Nc North Carolina Biomass 114 MW 39 Narrows (Nc) North Carolina Hydroelectric 109 MW 40 Walters North Carolina Hydroelectric 108 MW 41 Roanoke Rapids North Carolina Hydroelectric 100 MW 42 Innovative Solar 37 Llc North Carolina Solar 100 MW 43 Fern Solar Llc North Carolina Solar 100 MW 44 Oak Trail Solar, Llc North Carolina Solar 100 MW 45 Blewett North Carolina Hydroelectric 95 MW 46 Tillery North Carolina Hydroelectric 84 MW 47 Wilkinson Solar Llc North Carolina Solar 81 MW 48 Conetoe Ii Solar, Llc North Carolina Solar 80 MW 49 Aulander Holloman Solar, Llc North Carolina Solar 80 MW 50 Harts Mill Solar, Llc North Carolina Solar 80 MW
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