Archer Daniels Midland Southport
Natural gas power plant · Brunswick County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Archer Daniels Midland Co
- County
- Brunswick County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #18 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 54316
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 18 MW | 15 MW | 1992 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 18 MW | 15 MW | 1992 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 17 MW | 15 MW | 1995 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Carolina
| Monroe Solar Facility | Solar | 55 MW |
| PCS Phosphate | Other | 54 MW |
| Buckleberry Solar | Solar | 52 MW |
| Innovative Solar 43, LLC | Solar | 51 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 53 MW solar plant and a 53 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Carolina power plants · What North Carolina actually generates