14th largest plant in North Carolina · 330th nationally
Rockingham County Ct Station is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 978 MW. It generates roughly 795.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 75,789 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1262 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Rockingham County Ct Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc |
| City | Reidsville |
| County | Rockingham County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27320 |
| Coordinates | 36.32970, -79.82970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 502.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 202 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1262 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.