Power plants operated by Duke Energy Progress (NC)
Duke Energy Progress (NC) operates 25 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 14.3 GW of nameplate capacity, the ninth-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. They are spread over two states: North Carolina and South Carolina. Natural gas is 45% of the capacity; the largest site is Roxboro. Its oldest working unit dates from 1912, at Blewett. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 434 MW.
- Natural gas6,471 MW45%
- Nuclear3,723 MW26%
- Coal3,321 MW23%
- Oil and petroleum233 MW1.6%
- Hydroelectric222 MW1.6%
- Solar148 MW1.0%
- Battery storage133 MW0.9%
Capacity by decade it came online
NuclearCoalNatural gasOil and petroleumHydroelectricSolarBattery storage
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxboro | North Carolina | Coal | 2,558 MW | 1966 |
| Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex | North Carolina | Natural gas | 2,245 MW | 2001 |
| Brunswick Nuclear | North Carolina | Nuclear | 2,003 MW | 1975 |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | North Carolina | Natural gas | 1,068 MW | 2012 |
| Asheville | North Carolina | Natural gas | 1,012 MW | 1999 |
| Wayne County Energy Complex | North Carolina | Natural gas | 980 MW | 2000 |
| Harris (NC) | North Carolina | Nuclear | 951 MW | 1987 |
| L V Sutton Combined Cycle | North Carolina | Natural gas | 851 MW | 2013 |
| H B Robinson | South Carolina | Nuclear | 769 MW | 1971 |
| Mayo | North Carolina | Coal | 763 MW | 1983 |
| Darlington County | South Carolina | Natural gas | 316 MW | 1997 |
| W H Weatherspoon | North Carolina | Oil and petroleum | 163 MW | 1970 |
| Walters | North Carolina | Hydroelectric | 108 MW | 1930 |
| Knightdale Battery | North Carolina | Battery storage | 100 MW | 2025 |
| Blewett | North Carolina | Oil and petroleum | 94.6 MW | 1912 |
| Tillery | North Carolina | Hydroelectric | 84 MW | 1928 |
| Warsaw Farm | North Carolina | Solar | 65 MW | 2015 |
| Elm City Solar Facility | North Carolina | Solar | 40 MW | 2016 |
| DD Fayetteville Solar NC LLC | North Carolina | Solar | 23.1 MW | 2015 |
| Elm City BESS | North Carolina | Battery storage | 20 MW | 2025 |
| Camp Lejeune Solar and Energy Storage | North Carolina | Solar | 12.8 MW | 2015 |
| Asheville-Rock Hill Battery | North Carolina | Battery storage | 8.8 MW | 2020 |
| Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid | North Carolina | Battery storage | 6.3 MW | 2022 |
| Marshall Dam | North Carolina | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | 1985 |
| Woodfin Solar | North Carolina | Solar | 5 MW | 2024 |