13th largest plant in North Carolina · 329th nationally
Wayne County Energy Complex is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 980 MW.
| Plant Name | Wayne County Energy Complex |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| City | Goldsboro |
| County | Wayne County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27530 |
| Coordinates | 35.37579, -78.09805 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 195 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 195 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 195 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 195 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Progress East |
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.