Buck Steam Station
| Buck Steam Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Salisbury Township, Rowan County, near Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°42′43″N 80°22′37″W / 35.71194°N 80.37694°W |
| Commission date | 1926 |
| Owner | Duke Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal, Natural Gas |
| Turbine technology | Steam, gas turbine |
| Cooling source | Yadkin River |
| Combined cycle? | Planned |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Units planned | 2 |
| Nameplate capacity | 369 MW, 620 MW planned |
The Buck Steam Station is a 369-MW formerly coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy. There are also three natural gas-fueled combustion turbines at the location that provide an additional 93 MW (and which began operation in 1970), and two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future. Remaining coal-fired units (IDs 5-9) were decommissioned in mid-2011 and April 2013, with only natural gas units (11C and 12C) remaining.