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977.5 MW Natural Gas standby in Rockingham, NC
977.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.3297, -79.8297
County
Rockingham, NC
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy Carolinas | — |
| Owner(s) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Rockingham County CT Station is a 977.5 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2000 and consists of 5 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a subsidiary of Duke Energy. The plant operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 1,813,450 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.1%. The installed cost of the plant was $289.54 per kW, according to financial data reported to FERC. The plant has a reported PPA price of $25 per MWh. Rockingham County CT Station is ranked as the 8th largest power plant out of 16 in North Carolina, and 178th out of 945 nationally.
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Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
77.6K MWh
Latest Month
1.8M MWh
Annual Generation
21.1%
Capacity Factor
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1262 lb/MWh
NOx
0.507 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.006 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.025 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
9.3%
Annual Net Gen
796 GWh
CO₂eq
1264 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC · Data from 2015–2025
$25.0/MWh
PPA Price
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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Request a demo →This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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