Power Plants in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County, North Carolina has 4 power plants totaling 1,705 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity1,704 MWnameplate
Generation3.9M MWhannual
CO₂1.6Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
L V Sutton SteamWilmingtonNatural Gas851 MWDuke Energy Progress - (Nc)
L V Sutton Combined CycleWilmingtonNatural Gas851 MWDuke Energy Progress - (Nc)
South Atlantic Services Solar Farm IWilmingtonSolar1.6 MWSouth Atlantic Services Inc
Sunedison Lv Sutton Plant SiteWilmingtonSolar1.0 MWSune Nc Progress 1 Llc

About power generation in New Hanover County

New Hanover County, North Carolina has 4 power plants totaling 1,705 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (0%). The largest facility is L V Sutton Steam at 851 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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