Lee Combined Cycle Plant
Natural gas power plant in Wayne County, North Carolina. 1,068 MW of nameplate capacity across 4 generators, operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Also known as H.F. Lee Combined Cycle Plant · EIA plant 58215
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,068 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 4 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2012First generator online
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)EIA operator ID 3046
- Grid
- DUKBalancing authority DUK
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Wayne County, NC35.3736, −78.0894
- EIA plant ID
- 58215EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Lee Combined Cycle Plant produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
5.74 TWh
5,735,818 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
61.3%
2024: 69.8%
January to July 2026
3.62 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
5.5–7.3
TWh a year. Low 2021, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | 6,547,809 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 5,730,722 | 71.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 6,472,776 | 80.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 6,402,250 | 79.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 7,293,048 | 90.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 7,210,666 | 89.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 6,648,487 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 5,654,012 | 60.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 5,478,461 | 58.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 6,041,046 | 64.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 6,374,630 | 68.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 6,549,447 | 69.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 5,735,818 | 61.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 3,624,783 | 66.7% | 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
2.44M
US short tons. 2024: 2.78M
SO₂, 2025
2
US short tons
NOx, 2025
857
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.43 t
About 853 lb per MWh
3 of 3 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (01A, 01B, 01C), matched to EIA plant 58215 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
133,191
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
1,411
million gallons
Source
Quaker Neck Lake
Surface, Fresh. Recirculating with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.157
USGS SUI, HUC12 Quaker Neck Lake-Neuse River
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the HUC12 containing the plant. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221.0 | December 2012 |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221.0 | December 2012 |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 221.0 | December 2012 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 405.0 | December 2012 |
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 Lee Combined Cycle Plant
How much power does Lee Combined Cycle Plant produce?
Lee Combined Cycle Plant reported 5,735,818 MWh (5.74 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 61.3% capacity factor on 1,068 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 3.62 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Lee Combined Cycle Plant?
Lee Combined Cycle Plant is in Wayne County, North Carolina, at 35.3736, −78.0894. It is in the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing area (DUK).
Who operates Lee Combined Cycle Plant?
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 Lee Combined Cycle Plant start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2012, 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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