Asheville
Natural gas power plant · Buncombe County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Buncombe County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.52%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #7 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 2706
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 212 MW | 160 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 212 MW | 160 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 191 MW | 163 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 191 MW | 161 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| ST6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 103 MW | 85 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| ST8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 103 MW | 85 MW | 2020 | Operating |
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
| Rowan | Natural gas | 1,192 MW |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Natural gas | 1,068 MW |
| Wayne County Energy Complex | Natural gas | 980 MW |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Natural gas | 978 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 1,012 MW solar plant and a 1,012 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