Kings Mountain Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Cleveland County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Carolina Power Partners, LLC
- County
- Cleveland County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.36%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #14 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 59325
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMEC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 310 MW | 259 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| KMEC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 234 MW | 227 MW | 2018 | 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
| Buck | Natural gas | 698 MW |
| Dan River | Natural gas | 698 MW |
| Cowans Ford | Hydro | 350 MW |
| Anson County Generation Facility | Natural gas | 344 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 544 MW solar plant and a 544 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