NCSU CCUP Cogeneration Plant
Natural gas power plant · Wake County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- NC State University, Energy Systems
- County
- Wake County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #22 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 61675
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.6 MW | 5.3 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| STG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2019 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 6.6 MW solar plant and a 6.6 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