Harris (NC)
Nuclear power plant · Wake County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Wake County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 2.37%
- Rank among nuclear plants in North Carolina
- #3 of 3
- EIA plant code
- 6015
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 951 MW | 964 MW | 1987 | 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
| Wayne County Energy Complex | Natural gas | 980 MW |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Natural gas | 978 MW |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 851 MW |
| Mayo | Coal | 763 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 951 MW solar plant and a 951 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