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EIA plant 61675

Raleigh · Wake · NC

NCSU CCUP Cogeneration Plant

Operated by NC State University, Energy Systems

Annual generation29,591 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.775583, -78.673723

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine5.6 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

12,634.78
22,304.19
31,710.66
41,789.2
52,077.39
62,747.71
73,140.49
83,162.6
92,751.37
102,410.72
112,240.52
122,621.38

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
12,634.78
22,304.19
31,710.66
41,789.2
52,077.39
62,747.71
73,140.49
83,162.6
92,751.37
102,410.72
112,240.52
122,621.38

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,635 MWh
22,304 MWh
31,711 MWh
41,789 MWh
52,077 MWh
62,748 MWh
73,140 MWh
83,163 MWh
92,751 MWh
102,411 MWh
112,241 MWh
122,621 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG5.6OP
STGNatural Gas Steam TurbineNG1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61675
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Municipal
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (3,163 MWh) and 3 the lowest (1,711 MWh). Their difference is 1,452 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine5.65.35.63.0
STGNatural Gas Steam Turbine1.01.01.00.1

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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