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Jan. 15, 2020 |
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is hosting public meetings regarding our ash basin closure plans in February. Plans can be seen here: Ash Basin Closure Plan. |
H.F. Lee Plant
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Retirement: 2012
Capacity: 382 megawatts
Location: Wayne County, North Carolina
Commercial Date: 1951
Status: Retired
After serving customers for more than 60 years, the H.F. Lee Plant was retired on Sept. 15, 2012. As part of Duke Energy's commitment to a cleaner, more efficient energy future, three coal-fired units were retired in September 2012 followed by four oil-fueled combustion turbine units in October 2012.
Originally known as the Goldsboro Plant, operation began shortly after the end of World War II. Customer demand helped necessitate additional pulverized-coal units in 1952 and 1962, and four oil-fueled combustion turbine units between 1967 and 1971.
In March 1964, the plant was renamed after Harry Fitzhugh Lee, a district manager who retired from Carolina Power & Light after a 45-year career.
When the retirement was announced in 2009, the company also announced plans to construct a gas-fired combined cycle plant. The 920-MW station began operation in December 2012.
In addition to the retired coal-fired plant, the H.F. Lee Complex includes:
Capacity: 382 megawatts
Location: Wayne County, North Carolina
Commercial Date: 1951
Status: Retired
After serving customers for more than 60 years, the H.F. Lee Plant was retired on Sept. 15, 2012. As part of Duke Energy's commitment to a cleaner, more efficient energy future, three coal-fired units were retired in September 2012 followed by four oil-fueled combustion turbine units in October 2012.
Originally known as the Goldsboro Plant, operation began shortly after the end of World War II. Customer demand helped necessitate additional pulverized-coal units in 1952 and 1962, and four oil-fueled combustion turbine units between 1967 and 1971.
In March 1964, the plant was renamed after Harry Fitzhugh Lee, a district manager who retired from Carolina Power & Light after a 45-year career.
When the retirement was announced in 2009, the company also announced plans to construct a gas-fired combined cycle plant. The 920-MW station began operation in December 2012.
In addition to the retired coal-fired plant, the H.F. Lee Complex includes:
- H.F. Lee Combustion Turbines (retired)
- H.F. Lee Combined Cycle Power Block
- Wayne County Combustion Turbines
H.F. Lee
A thin film of coal ash coats trees and vegetation in an inactive ash basin at the HF Lee plant. As expected, the area was flooded by Hurricane Florence. Photo uploaded on Sept. 23, 2018.
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Small amounts of coal ash are visible on the inactive basin berm at HF Lee plant in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Photo uploaded on Sept. 23, 2018.
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Erosion of a berm inside an inactive coal ash basin at the HF Lee plant in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Photo uploaded on Sept. 23, 2018.
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Plant Happenings
Information included in recent neighbor updates, along with work and progress at the site.
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March 2, 2021 |
State regulators and local officials were updated about repairs being made to erosion of an earthen embankment surrounding an inactive basin. |
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June 2018
Postcard to plant neighbors about upcoming activities at the site
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July 2, 2015
Neighbor letter about our safe basin closure plans and recommendation for H.F. Lee Plant.
Feb - May, 2015
Installing groundwater monitoring wells to help inform future ash basin closure recommendations.
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