Wake County, North Carolina has 17 power plants totaling 1,017 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | New Hill | Nuclear | 951 MW | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| Ncsu Cates Cogeneration Plant | Raleigh | Natural Gas | 11.2 MW | Nc State University, Energy Systems |
| Wake County Lfg Facility | Apex | Biomass | 9.0 MW | Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc |
| Ncsu Ccup Cogeneration Plant | Raleigh | Natural Gas | 6.6 MW | Nc State University, Energy Systems |
| Fuquay Farm | Middle Creek Township | Solar | 5.0 MW | Strata Manager, Llc |
| Sunfish Farm | Willow Spring | Solar | 5.0 MW | Cypress Creek Renewables |
| Kathleen Solar | Fuquay Varina | Solar | 5.0 MW | Sol Systems |
| Creech Solar 2, Llc | Garner | Solar | 5.0 MW | Cypress Creek Renewables |
| Wakefield Solar | Nebulon | Solar | 5.0 MW | Cypress Creek Renewables |
| Walkers Crossroads Bess | Wake Forest | Battery Storage | 5.0 MW | North Carolina El Member Corp |
| Cbc Solar Energy Gen Fac Phase 2 | Garner | Solar | 2.5 MW | Cbc Alternative Energy, Llc |
| Sas Solar Farm | Cary | Solar | 2.0 MW | Sas Institute Inc |
| South Cary Wrf Solar Array | Apex | Solar | 1.5 MW | Town Of Cary |
| Neuse River Solar Farm | Raleigh | Solar | 1.1 MW | Scale Sustainable I, Llc |
| Wake Rj3 Solar Energy Storage | Wake Forest | Solar | 1.1 MW | North Carolina El Member Corp |
| Century Drive Solar Farm | Raleigh | Solar | 1.0 MW | J.t. Hobby And Son, Inc. |
| Knightdale Battery | Knightdale | Battery Storage | — MW | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
Wake County, North Carolina has 17 power plants totaling 1,017 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 94% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (3%) and Natural Gas (2%). The largest facility is Harris at 950 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
To find plants closer to a specific address in Wake County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.