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Rowan — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · Southern Power CoBear Poplar Solar — Solar · NC · 5 MW · 10.1 km awayRowan Solar NC LLC — Solar · NC · 2 MW · 14.9 km awayBaxter Creek Solar — Solar · NC · 30 MW · 15.5 km awayBaxter Creek Solar — Solar · NC · 30 MW · 15.5 km awayDuroc Holdings — Solar · NC · 5 MW · 15.7 km away
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  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 40% of 2024 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2001
Net generation, 2024
4,154,609 MWh
Grid
230 kV to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DUK)
Location
Rowan County, North Carolina

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
25 years since 2001
Unused energy
6,145 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
7,267 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
SERC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
230
Transmission owner
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Balancing authority code
DUK
Balancing authority name
Duke Energy Carolinas
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110020516486
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1001153
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202531,227,551
Capacity factor, 20250.411
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20257,267.4
Net generation (MWh), 20254,296,911.0
Balancing authority codeDUK

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Southern Power Co Operator EIA-860M
SOUTHERN CO Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Bear Poplar Solar Postponed Solar 10.1 km 5
Rowan Solar NC LLC Postponed Solar 14.9 km 2
Baxter Creek Solar × 2 units Under construction Solar 15.5 km 60
Duroc Holdings Postponed Solar 15.7 km 5

Sources EIA-860M

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