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2440.6 MW Nuclear operating in Mecklenburg, NC
2,440.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Nuclear
Technology
1981
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.4331, -80.9486
County
Mecklenburg, NC
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy | Duke Energy |
| Owner(s) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina. The plant began construction in 1971, with the two reactors beginning operation in 1981 and 1984. Water from nearby Lake Norman is used to cool the reactor units.
Read more on WikipediaMcGuire Nuclear Station is located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The plant, owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, has a total capacity of 2440.6 MW across two nuclear reactors. It began operating in 1981 and is the largest nuclear power plant in North Carolina, and the 12th largest in the United States. The plant operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority, in the SERC NERC region.
The McGuire plant's latest annual generation was 19,505,489 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 91.2%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1157.52 per kW, based on FERC and FERC EQR data. The plant has a reported PPA price of $25 per MWh.
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Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK)
Grid Voltage
500.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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1.6M MWh
Latest Month
19.5M MWh
Annual Generation
91.2%
Capacity Factor
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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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This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Duke Energy acquired 11 GE Vernova natural gas turbines to support growing data center power demand in its service territory.
sourceDuke Energy unveiled an industry-record $103B five-year capital plan to add 14 GW capacity across its service territory, driven by AI data center load growth.
sourceDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC filed a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment with federal regulators, consistent with license renewal or site-related regulatory activity at McGuire.
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