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Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility

Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility is a 32.0 MW operating power plant in Orange County, North Carolina, operated by University of North Carolina.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1991 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
TG3Conventional Steam Coal28 MW OperatingJul 1991
ES001Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upOct 2007
ES002Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upOct 2007
TG4Conventional Steam Coal24 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
University of North Carolina
Location
Orange County, North Carolina
Balancing authority
DUK
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 32.0 MW
Cancelled: 24.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 1991
EIA plant ID
54276

Location

35.9069, -79.0617

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem