Brunswick Nuclear
Brunswick County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 6014 · Operator: Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
Nameplate2,003MWSummer 1,870 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation15,321GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor94%nuclear units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1975
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), nuclear units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13,843.5 | 96.9% | — |
| 2002 | 13,777.4 | 96.4% | — |
| 2003 | 14,729.5 | 99.9% | — |
| 2004 | 14,849.7 | 92.0% | — |
| 2005 | 14,536.7 | 90.3% | — |
| 2006 | 14,542.1 | 88.5% | — |
| 2007 | 15,022.2 | 91.5% | — |
| 2008 | 14,884.9 | 91.2% | — |
| 2009 | 14,429.8 | 88.7% | — |
| 2010 | 14,808.5 | 91.0% | — |
| 2011 | 14,565.1 | 88.9% | — |
| 2012 | 14,303.1 | 87.1% | — |
| 2013 | 14,455.8 | 88.3% | — |
| 2014 | 15,332.2 | 93.6% | — |
| 2015 | 15,288.6 | 93.3% | — |
| 2016 | 15,388.7 | 93.7% | — |
| 2017 | 15,370.2 | 93.8% | — |
| 2018 | 14,627 | 89.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14,716.8 | 89.8% | — |
| 2020 | 15,006.2 | 91.4% | — |
| 2021 | 15,468.9 | 94.4% | — |
| 2022 | 15,387.1 | 93.9% | — |
| 2023 | 15,658.1 | 95.6% | — |
| 2024 | 15,625.6 | 95.1% | — |
| 2025 | 15,710.7 | 95.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | ST | 1,001.6 | 938 | Mar 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Nuclear | ST | 1,001.6 | 932 | Nov 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Progress - (NC). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 100.0% | 2,003 MW |
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