Power plants in Richmond County, North Carolina
14 operating power plants in Richmond County, North Carolina, with 2,682 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
14
Nameplate capacity
2,682 MW
Net generation, 2025
10.2 TWh
Largest power plants in Richmond County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexNatural gas | 2,245 | 9,853 | 50.1% |
| 2 | Hamlet Generating FacilityNatural gas | 344 | 204 | 6.8% |
| 3 | Eden Solar LLCSolar | 48 | 79.9 | 19.1% |
| 4 | Rock FarmSolar | 5.0 | 9.1 | 20.8% |
| 5 | Pecan PV1Solar | 5.0 | 9.1 | 20.8% |
| 6 | Rockingham Solar, LLCSolar | 5.0 | 8.7 | 19.9% |
| 7 | Sellers Farm SolarSolar | 5.0 | 10.8 | 24.6% |
| 8 | ESA Hamlet NC , LLCSolar | 5.0 | 5.9 | 13.6% |
| 9 | McKinney BESSBattery storage | 5.0 | −0.4 | – |
| 10 | Polk FarmSolar | 5.0 | 11.0 | 25.0% |
| 11 | County Home Solar LLCSolar | 4.9 | 7.7 | 18.0% |
| 12 | Fort Bragg - Camp Mackall PV BESS SystemSolar and battery storage | 3.0 | 1.4 | 16.0% |
| 13 | EllerbeSolar | 2.0 | 3.3 | 18.8% |
| 14 | Hamlet Solar Energy StorageSolar and battery storage | 1.0 | 0.9 | 20.2% |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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