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.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the North Carolina state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1RoxboroNorth CarolinaCoal2,558 MW
2Belews CreekNorth CarolinaNatural Gas2,491 MW
3McguireNorth CarolinaNuclear2,441 MW
4Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexNorth CarolinaNatural Gas2,245 MW
5Marshall (Nc)North CarolinaCoal2,119 MW
6Hf Lee PlantNorth CarolinaNatural Gas2,048 MW
7Brunswick NuclearNorth CarolinaNuclear2,003 MW
8Lincoln CombustionNorth CarolinaNatural Gas1,754 MW
9James E. Rogers Energy ComplexNorth CarolinaNatural Gas1,531 MW
10RowanNorth CarolinaNatural Gas1,192 MW
11Lee Combined Cycle PlantNorth CarolinaNatural Gas1,068 MW
12AshevilleNorth CarolinaNatural Gas1,012 MW
13Wayne County Energy ComplexNorth CarolinaNatural Gas980 MW
14Rockingham County Ct StationNorth CarolinaNatural Gas978 MW
15HarrisNorth CarolinaNuclear951 MW
16L V Sutton SteamNorth CarolinaNatural Gas851 MW
17L V Sutton Combined CycleNorth CarolinaNatural Gas851 MW
18MayoNorth CarolinaCoal763 MW
19Cleveland Cnty Generating FacilityNorth CarolinaNatural Gas736 MW
20BuckNorth CarolinaNatural Gas698 MW
21Dan RiverNorth CarolinaNatural Gas698 MW
22Kings Mountain Energy CenterNorth CarolinaNatural Gas544 MW
23G G AllenNorth CarolinaCoal435 MW
24Cowans FordNorth CarolinaHydroelectric350 MW
25Anson County Generation FacilityNorth CarolinaNatural Gas344 MW
26Hamlet Generating FacilityNorth CarolinaNatural Gas344 MW
27Butler-Warner Generation PlantNorth CarolinaNatural Gas305 MW
28Fontana DamNorth CarolinaHydroelectric255 MW
29Desert Wind Farm, LlcNorth CarolinaWind208 MW
30Timbermill Wind, LlcNorth CarolinaWind189 MW
31Rosemary Power StationNorth CarolinaOil180 MW
32GastonNorth CarolinaHydroelectric178 MW
33Hiwassee DamNorth CarolinaHydroelectric166 MW
34W H WeatherspoonNorth CarolinaOil163 MW
35CheoahNorth CarolinaHydroelectric140 MW
36Albemarle Beach SolarNorth CarolinaSolar130 MW
37Oak SolarNorth CarolinaSolar120 MW
38Domtar Paper Co Llc Plymouth NcNorth CarolinaBiomass114 MW
39Narrows (Nc)North CarolinaHydroelectric109 MW
40WaltersNorth CarolinaHydroelectric108 MW
41Roanoke RapidsNorth CarolinaHydroelectric100 MW
42Innovative Solar 37 LlcNorth CarolinaSolar100 MW
43Fern Solar LlcNorth CarolinaSolar100 MW
44Oak Trail Solar, LlcNorth CarolinaSolar100 MW
45BlewettNorth CarolinaHydroelectric95 MW
46TilleryNorth CarolinaHydroelectric84 MW
47Wilkinson Solar LlcNorth CarolinaSolar81 MW
48Conetoe Ii Solar, LlcNorth CarolinaSolar80 MW
49Aulander Holloman Solar, LlcNorth CarolinaSolar80 MW
50Harts Mill Solar, LlcNorth CarolinaSolar80 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in North Carolina. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/north-carolina

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