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James E. Rogers Energy Complex — United States of America

Coal power plant in North Carolina, United States of America. Approximate location 35.22, -81.7594.

CoalNorth CarolinaUnited States of AmericaSteamAnnouncedCO₂ modelled

James E. Rogers Energy Complex is a 1,530.5 MW coal power station in North Carolina, United States of America. It ranks #317 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 4,988,640 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.2 million cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

1,530.5MW installed capacity
4,988,640t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1996Announced

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0002721.

Data status

Known data

FacilityJames E. Rogers Energy Complex WRI
CountryUnited States of America · North Carolina WRI
Coordinates35.22, -81.7594 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity1,530.5 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000104075; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerDuke Energy Carolinas LLC WRI
Commissioned1996 WRI
TechnologySteam WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions4,988,640 t CO₂·a⁻¹ modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#317 / 10884 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#136 / 802 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.74× · 558 MW · n=802 calculated
Climate15.2°C · HDD 1,772 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104075; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,530.5 MW, James E. Rogers Energy Complex is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~4,988,640 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

28krailcars of coal burned
1.2 milliongasoline cars driven for a year
1.5kwind turbines running for a year
0.66%of the CO₂ from all United States of America power plants with an emissions figure in PowerAtlas

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #136 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 35.22, -81.7594 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is James E. Rogers Energy Complex?

James E. Rogers Energy Complex is a 1,530.5 MW coal power plant in North Carolina, United States of America, Announced 1996.

How much CO₂ does James E. Rogers Energy Complex emit?

James E. Rogers Energy Complex has modelled emissions of about 4,988,640 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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