Woodfin is a natural gas power plant in North Carolina.
| Plant Name | Woodfin |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (Nc) |
| City | Woodfin |
| County | Buncombe County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28804 |
| Coordinates | 35.65000, -82.55750 |
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 | 45.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 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.