8th largest plant in North Carolina · 115th nationally
Lincoln Combustion is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 1,754 MW. It generates roughly 4.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 395 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 10362 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lincoln Combustion |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc |
| City | Stanley |
| County | Lincoln County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28164 |
| Coordinates | 35.43170, -81.03470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 536 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 13 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 14 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 15 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 16 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 110 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| CO₂ | 21.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 18 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 10362 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.