Rockingham County CT Station — United States of America
Gas power plant in North Carolina, United States of America. Approximate location 36.3297, -79.8297.
GasNorth CarolinaUnited States of AmericaOCGTMothballedCO₂ measured
Rockingham County CT Station is a 977.5 MW gas power station in North Carolina, United States of America. It ranks #624 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 456,149 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 106k 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 USA0055116.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 977.5 MW, Rockingham County CT Station 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 “Mothballed” — 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.
456,149 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #229 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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- Dan River Steam Station · Coal · 698 MW · North Carolina
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Location
Coordinates 36.3297, -79.8297 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rockingham County CT Station?
Rockingham County CT Station is a 977.5 MW gas power plant in North Carolina, United States of America, commissioned in 2000.
How much CO₂ does Rockingham County CT Station emit?
Rockingham County CT Station has measured emissions of about 456,149 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).