16th largest plant in North Carolina · 390th nationally
L V Sutton Combined Cycle is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 851 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (851 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 | L V Sutton Combined Cycle |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| City | Wilmington |
| County | New Hanover County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28401 |
| Coordinates | 34.28306, -77.98528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 288 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 221 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 221 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CT004 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CT005 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Progress East |
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.