Butler-Warner Generation Plant
Natural gas power plant · Cumberland County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Fayetteville Public Works Commission
- County
- Cumberland County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.76%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #17 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 1016
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 73 MW | 65 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1978 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1979 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 29 MW | 20 MW | 1980 | Operating |
| 10 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| 11 | Batteries | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2019 | 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
| Anson County Generation Facility | Natural gas | 344 MW |
| Hamlet Generating Facility | Natural gas | 344 MW |
| Fontana Dam | Hydro | 255 MW |
| Desert Wind Farm, LLC | Wind | 208 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 305 MW solar plant and a 305 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