9th largest plant in North Carolina · 149th nationally
James E. Rogers Energy Complex is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 1,531 MW. It generates roughly 5.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 499,505 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 39% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1551 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,531 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | James E. Rogers Energy Complex |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc |
| City | Cliffside |
| County | Cleveland County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28024 |
| Coordinates | 35.22000, -81.75940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 910 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 800 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 621 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 65.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 65.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 40.0 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 40.0 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| CO₂ | 4.1M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1.0k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 2.0k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1551 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Carolinas |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.