Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility
Coal power plant · Orange County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- University of North Carolina
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among coal plants in North Carolina
- #4 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 54276
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 28 MW | 29 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| ES001 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2007 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| ES002 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2007 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Innovative Solar 67 | Solar | 33 MW |
| High Rock Hydro | Hydro | 33 MW |
| Falls Hydro | Hydro | 31 MW |
| Monroe Generating Station | Natural gas | 30 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 32 MW solar plant and a 32 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