Lee Combined Cycle Plant — Wayne, NC — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
1,068 MW
Summer: 888 MW | Winter: 1,054 MW
Technology
Gas
4 generators
First Unit Online
December 1, 2012
Lee Combined Cycle Plant is a gas power plant in Wayne County, NC with 4 generating units totaling 1,068 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC). Its first unit came online in 2012.
About this plant
The H.F. Lee Energy Complex, formerly the Goldsboro Plant, is an electrical power generating complex operated by Duke Energy. The power complex was originally owned by the Carolina Power & Light Company, which inaugurated a coal-fired power plant in 1951. Two more coal plants were added in 1952 and 1962, and then oil-fueled turbines were added in 1967–71. In 2012 these units were shut down and replaced by four gas-fired units. The Quaker Neck Lake was built as a cooling pond for the coal-fired power stations, and is still used to supply cooling water. It was originally impounded by a low dam on the Neuse River, but in 1998 the dam was removed, while the lake remained contained in an earthen wall. This change allowed fish to migrate further upstream for spawning. Ash ponds near the lake hold toxic coal ash. There are plans to remove and recycle or bury the ash.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #150 in the U.S. by capacity
- #5 in NC by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (4)
4 generators
4 operational generators totaling 1,068 MW · online 2012
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 58215 |
| Plant Name | Lee Combined Cycle Plant |
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | DUK |
| Power Market | |
| County | Wayne |
| State | North Carolina (all interconnection requests in North Carolina) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Gas |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 1068 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 888 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 1054 |
| Generating Units | 4 |
| Operational Units | 4 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Wayne, NC
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