Power Plants in Richmond County, North Carolina

Richmond County, North Carolina has 14 power plants totaling 2,682 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants14operating sites
Capacity2,682 MWnameplate
Generation8.8M MWhannual
CO₂3.9Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 97%Solar 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexHamletNatural Gas2,245 MWDuke Energy Progress - (Nc)
Hamlet Generating FacilityHamletNatural Gas344 MWNorth Carolina El Member Corp
Eden Solar LlcEllerbeSolar47.7 MWAes Distributed Energy
Rock FarmRockinghamSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
Pecan Pv1CordovaSolar5.0 MWEcoplexus, Inc
Rockingham Solar, LlcMarstonSolar5.0 MWSre Utility Solar 1, Llc
Sellers Farm SolarHamletSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
Esa Hamlet Nc , LlcHamletSolar5.0 MWEsa Hamlet Nc Llc
Mckinney BessRichmondBattery Storage5.0 MWNorth Carolina El Member Corp
Polk FarmHamletSolar5.0 MWStrata Manager, Llc
County Home Solar LlcRockinghamSolar4.9 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Fort Bragg - Camp Mackall Pv Bess SystemHoffmanSolar3.0 MWAmeresco Federal Solutions
EllerbeEllerbeSolar2.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Hamlet Solar Energy StorageHamletSolar1.0 MWNorth Carolina El Member Corp

About power generation in Richmond County

Richmond County, North Carolina has 14 power plants totaling 2,682 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 97% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (3%) and Battery Storage (0%). The largest facility is Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex at 2,244 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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