Nameplate capacity
15 MW
Rank in North Carolina
#150
of 930 plants
In service since
1991
April 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- North Carolina El Member Corp
- County
- Dare County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in North Carolina
- #12 of 69
- EIA plant code
- 2783
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | 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
| Mocksville Solar | Solar | 15 MW |
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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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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