11th largest plant in North Carolina · 294th nationally
Lee Combined Cycle Plant is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 1,068 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,068 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 | Lee Combined Cycle Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| City | Goldsboro |
| County | Wayne County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27530 |
| Coordinates | 35.37361, -78.08944 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 405 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 221 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 221 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 221 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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.