Hamlet Generating Facility
Natural gas power plant · Richmond County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- North Carolina El Member Corp
- County
- Richmond County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.86%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #16 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 56292
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ES2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ES3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ES4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ES5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| ES6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 57 MW | 2013 | 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
| Cowans Ford | Hydro | 350 MW |
| Anson County Generation Facility | Natural gas | 344 MW |
| Butler-Warner Generation Plant | Natural gas | 305 MW |
| Fontana Dam | Hydro | 255 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 344 MW solar plant and a 344 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