Rosemary Power Station
Other power plant · Halifax County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Halifax County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.45%
- Rank among other plants in North Carolina
- #1 of 69
- EIA plant code
- 50555
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Petroleum Liquids | 86 MW | 73 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | 54 MW | 48 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | 40 MW | 31 MW | 1990 | 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
| Desert Wind Farm, LLC | Wind | 208 MW |
| Timbermill Wind, LLC | Wind | 189 MW |
| Gaston | Hydro | 178 MW |
| Hiwassee Dam | Hydro | 166 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 180 MW solar plant and a 180 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