Wayne County Energy Complex
Natural gas power plant · Wayne County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 2.44%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Carolina
- #8 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 7538
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 153 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 195 MW | 169 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 195 MW | 174 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 195 MW | 164 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 195 MW | 162 MW | 2000 | 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
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Natural gas | 1,068 MW |
| Asheville | Natural gas | 1,012 MW |
| Rockingham County CT Station | Natural gas | 978 MW |
| Harris (NC) | Nuclear | 951 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 980 MW solar plant and a 980 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