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Coal power plants in North Carolina

North Carolina has 4 operating coal power plants with 4.4 GW of capacity.

  • Operating4
CharlotteRaleighGreensboroWilmingtonAsheville

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in North Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Roxboro19802,558 MW
2Marshall (NC)19701,060 MW
3Mayo1983763 MW
4Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility199128 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in North Carolina

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility199128 MW
2Mayo1983763 MW
3Roxboro19802,558 MW
4Marshall (NC)19701,060 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in North Carolina

How many coal power plants are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 4 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 4.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in North Carolina?
Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina is the largest, at 2,558 MW. It came online in 1980.
How many coal power plants were built in North Carolina in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in North Carolina?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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