104th largest plant in North Carolina · 4163rd nationally
Monroe Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 30.0 MW. It generates roughly 218 MWh per year — enough to power about 20 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 5228 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Monroe Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 |
| City | Monroe |
| County | Union County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28110 |
| Coordinates | 34.98581, -80.50604 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 570 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 5228 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.