Power Plants in Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County, North Carolina has 6 power plants totaling 50 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity50 MWnameplate
Generation54.7k MWhannual
Natural Gas 64%Solar 36%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Univ Of Nc Chapel Hill Cogen FacilityChapel HillNatural Gas32.0 MWUniversity Of North Carolina
White Cross FarmChapel HillSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
Stout FarmMebaneSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
Oakwood SolarMebaneSolar5.0 MWOakwood Solar, Llc
Ouchchy Pv1MebaneSolar3.0 MWEcoplexus, Inc
Unc-Ch Lfg FacilityChapel HillNatural Gas— MWUniversity Of North Carolina

About power generation in Orange County

Orange County, North Carolina has 6 power plants totaling 50 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 64% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (36%). The largest facility is Univ Of Nc Chapel Hill Cogen Facility at 32 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Orange County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.