1st largest plant in North Carolina · 29th nationally
Roxboro is a coal power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 2,558 MW. It generates roughly 4.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 384,840 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2229 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2,558 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 | Roxboro |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| City | Semora |
| County | Person County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27573 |
| Coordinates | 36.48330, -79.07310 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 745 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 745 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 657 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 411 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 4.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2.6k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3.1k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2229 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 Progress East |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.