Power plant · North Carolina, United States
Brunswick Nuclear
Brunswick Nuclear is a power plant in North Carolina, United States, with 2,003 MW of capacity, owned by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Carolina | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1975 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,003 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.9597, -78.0114 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Brunswick Nuclear is the 7th-largest of 19 power plants in North Carolina and the 70th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 2,003 MW is 0.24% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7th of 19 | 27,035 MW | 7.4% |
| United States | 70th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.24% |
| All power plants in our data | 73rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.17% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 Sand | Mine | — | Operating | 47 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- Roxboro2,558 MW
- Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex2,245 MW
- Lee Combined Cycle Plant1,068 MW
- Asheville1,012 MW
- Wayne County Energy Complex980 MW
- Harris (NC)951 MW
- L V Sutton Combined Cycle851 MW
- H B Robinson769 MW
Other power plants in North Carolina
- Roxboro2,558 MW
- Belews Creek2,491 MW
- McGuire2,441 MW
- Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex2,245 MW
- Lincoln Combustion2,156 MW
- Marshall (NC)2,119 MW
- James E. Rogers Energy Complex1,531 MW
- Rowan1,192 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.