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Nuclear power plants in North Carolina

North Carolina has 3 operating nuclear power plants with 5.4 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
CharlotteRaleighGreensboroWilmingtonAsheville

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest nuclear power plants in North Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1McGuire19842,441 MW
2Brunswick Nuclear19772,003 MW
3Harris (NC)1987951 MW

Nuclear power plants that came online most recently in North Carolina

Newest first

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Harris (NC)1987951 MW
2McGuire19842,441 MW
3Brunswick Nuclear19772,003 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks nuclear power plants

Operating nuclear 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 nuclear power plants in North Carolina

How many nuclear power plants are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 3 operating utility-scale nuclear power plants with 5.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest nuclear power plant in North Carolina?
McGuire in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is the largest, at 2,441 MW. It came online in 1984.
How many nuclear power plants were built in North Carolina in 2025?
0 nuclear power plants came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing nuclear 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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