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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in North Carolina
Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants in North Carolina
30
Nameplate capacity
13,060.1 MW
Generating units
69
Share of state capacity
33.63%
By technology
| Technology | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3 | 6,140.7 MW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 2,440.6 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1 | 2,155.6 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2 | 1,395.8 MW |
| Conventional Hydroelectric | 13 | 620.4 MW |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 8 | 253.5 MW |
| Batteries | 2 | 53.5 MW |
Plants
| Plant | Technology | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belews Creek | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2 | 2,491.2 MW |
| McGuire | Nuclear | 2 | 2,440.6 MW |
| Lincoln Combustion | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 17 | 2,155.6 MW |
| Marshall (NC) | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 4 | 2,119 MW |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2 | 1,530.5 MW |
| Dan River | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 697.9 MW |
| Buck | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 697.9 MW |
| Cowans Ford | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 350 MW |
| Red Bud Solar Plant | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 80 MW |
| Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 69.3 MW |
| Mountain Island | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 60 MW |
| Monroe Solar Facility | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 54.6 MW |
| Allen 1 Battery Energy Storage System | Batteries | 1 | 50 MW |
| Nantahala | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 43.2 MW |
| Oxford Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 36 MW |
| Bridgewater | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 27.7 MW |
| Lookout Shoals | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 25.8 MW |
| Rhodhiss | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 25.5 MW |
| Gaston Solar Power Plant | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 25 MW |
| Thorpe | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 21.6 MW |
| Mocksville Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 15.4 MW |
| Tennessee Creek | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 10.8 MW |
| Bear Creek Dam | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 9 MW |
| Cedar Cliff | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 6.4 MW |
| Woodleaf Solar Facility | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 6 MW |
| Frieden | Batteries | 1 | 3.5 MW |
| Tuckasegee | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 3 MW |
| DE Solar 10240 Old Dowd Rd | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 1.9 MW |
| Queens Creek | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 1.4 MW |
| DE Solar 657 Brigham Rd | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 1.3 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in North Carolina as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.