Power Plants in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Lincoln County, North Carolina has 6 power plants totaling 2,117 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity2,117 MWnameplate
Generation157.6k MWhannual
CO₂21.6kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 83%Hydroelectric 17%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Lincoln CombustionStanleyNatural Gas1,754 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Cowans FordStanleyHydroelectric350 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Haynes FarmLincolntonSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
Freemont Solar Center LlcStanleySolar5.0 MWHeelstone Energy Holdings, Llc
High Shoals Hydro (Nc)High ShoalsHydroelectric1.8 MWCentral Rivers Power Us, Llc
Lincolnton High SchoolLincolntonOil1.8 MWNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1

About power generation in Lincoln County

Lincoln County, North Carolina has 6 power plants totaling 2,117 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 83% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (17%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Lincoln Combustion at 1,753 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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