Power plant · North Carolina, United States
G G Allen Power Plant
G G Allen Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in North Carolina, United States, with 1,148 MW of capacity, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 1,148 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1957 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,148 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.1897, -81.0122 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
G G Allen is the 10th-largest of 23 power plants in North Carolina and the 265th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 1,148 MW is 0.13% of the 917,512 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 | 10th of 23 | 29,976 MW | 3.8% |
| United States | 265th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.13% |
| All power plants in our data | 401st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 data centers and 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TierPoint - Charlotte Data Center | Data center | — | — | 7.9 km |
| SEGRA | Data center | — | — | 7.9 km |
| Flexential Charlotte - South | Data center | — | — | 9.1 km |
| Battleground Mill | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Moss Mill & Mines | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Sericite Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 40 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- Oconee2,667 MW
- Belews Creek2,491 MW
- McGuire2,441 MW
- Catawba2,410 MW
- Lincoln Combustion2,156 MW
- Marshall (NC)2,119 MW
- Bad Creek1,680 MW
- James E. Rogers Energy Complex1,531 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
- Brunswick Nuclear2,003 MW
- James E. Rogers Energy Complex1,531 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.