Roxboro
Coal power plant in Person County, North Carolina. 2,558.2 MW of nameplate capacity across 4 generators, operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Also known as Roxboro Steam Electric Plant · EIA plant 2712
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 2,558.2 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 4 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 1966First generator online
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)EIA operator ID 3046
- Grid
- CPLEBalancing authority CPLE
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Person County, NC36.4833, −79.0731
- EIA plant ID
- 2712EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Roxboro produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
6.97 TWh
6,968,944 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
31.1%
2024: 30.2%
January to July 2026
4.09 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
4.0–9.2
TWh a year. Low 2023, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,216,565 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 14,636,011 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 14,291,038 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 9,854,015 | Not reported | 8 of 12 |
| 2004 | 14,924,017 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 14,799,903 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 15,082,569 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 15,506,915 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 15,272,104 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 15,024,877 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 15,979,266 | 71.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 11,792,100 | 52.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 13,962,988 | 62.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 10,447,080 | 46.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 12,804,924 | 57.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 9,248,994 | 41.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 8,312,055 | 37.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 6,008,262 | 26.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 5,927,876 | 26.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 6,947,067 | 31.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 5,259,593 | 23.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 5,519,132 | 24.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 5,460,053 | 24.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 4,040,825 | 18.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 6,775,236 | 30.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 6,968,944 | 31.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 4,089,500 | 31.4% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
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Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
7.69M
US short tons. 2024: 7.42M
SO₂, 2025
4,320
US short tons
NOx, 2025
7,027
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.10 t
About 2,208 lb per MWh
6 of 6 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B), matched to EIA plant 2712 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
256,587
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
0
million gallons
Source
Hyco Lake (Hyco River)
Surface, Fresh. Once-through with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Low · 0.238
USGS SUI, HUC12 Cane Creek-Hyco Lake
48 of 48 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the source river HUC12 within 3 km. Cooling-pond plants report water circulated through the pond as withdrawal, so withdrawal is far above consumption. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 410.8 | May 1966 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 657.0 | May 1968 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 745.2 | July 1973 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | 745.2 | September 1980 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Roxboro
How much power does Roxboro produce?
Roxboro reported 6,968,944 MWh (6.97 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 31.1% capacity factor on 2,558.2 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 4.09 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Roxboro?
Roxboro is in Person County, North Carolina, at 36.4833, −79.0731. It is in the Duke Energy Progress East balancing area (CPLE).
Who operates Roxboro?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator (EIA operator ID 3046). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Roxboro start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 1966, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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