Lee Combined Cycle Plant
Natural gas power plant · Wayne County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 2.66%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #6 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 58215
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 405 MW | 378 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221 MW | 170 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221 MW | 170 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221 MW | 170 MW | 2012 | 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
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Coal | 1,531 MW |
| Rowan | Natural gas | 1,192 MW |
| Asheville | Natural gas | 1,012 MW |
| Wayne County Energy Complex | Natural gas | 980 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 1,068 MW solar plant and a 1,068 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