Rowan
Natural gas power plant · Rowan County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Rowan County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.97%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #5 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 7826
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 156 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 163 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 156 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 156 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 156 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 195 MW | 188 MW | 2003 | 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
| Brunswick Nuclear | Nuclear | 2,003 MW |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Coal | 1,531 MW |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Natural gas | 1,068 MW |
| Asheville | Natural gas | 1,012 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 1,192 MW solar plant and a 1,192 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