Nameplate capacity
763 MW
Rank in North Carolina
#16
of 930 plants
In service since
1983
March 1983
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Person County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.90%
- Rank among coal plants in North Carolina
- #3 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 6250
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 763 MW | 704 MW | 1983 | 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
| Harris (NC) | Nuclear | 951 MW |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 851 MW |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Natural gas | 736 MW |
| Buck | Natural gas | 698 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 763 MW solar plant and a 763 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