Butler-Warner Generation Plant — United States of America
Gas power plant in North Carolina, United States of America. Approximate location 35.0986, -78.8294.
GasNorth CarolinaUnited States of AmericaOCGTAnnouncedCO₂ modelled
Butler-Warner Generation Plant is a 246 MW gas power station in North Carolina, United States of America. It ranks #1772 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 338,800 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 79k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0001016.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 246 MW for Butler-Warner generation plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000401946; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 246 MW, Butler-Warner Generation Plant is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~338,800 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #856 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 35.0986, -78.8294 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Butler-Warner Generation Plant?
Butler-Warner Generation Plant is a 246 MW gas power plant in North Carolina, United States of America, Announced 1980.
How much CO₂ does Butler-Warner Generation Plant emit?
Butler-Warner Generation Plant has modelled emissions of about 338,800 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).