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3.6 MW Distillate Oil operating in Stanly, NC — Duke Energy Carolinas
3.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.4072, -80.1518
County
Stanly, NC
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | — | — |
| Owner(s) | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Albemarle Prime Power Park is a 3.6 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Stanly County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2006 and consists of two generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology. It is owned and operated by North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1.
The plant operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Albemarle Prime Power Park generated 90 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. The plant's relatively small size results in a ranking of 15th out of 45 similar plants in North Carolina, and 636th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
4 MWh
Latest Month
90 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
4083 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
75 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.8M
This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
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Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
7 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.165 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.033 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
4097 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina