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NC · Davidson County · 35.816°N 80.375°W
Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).
Identified as CC4 in Duke's revised Cluster Study Phase 1 report (December 2025) at a ~1,600-acre property about 8.5 miles west of Lexington near the Yadkin River. Potentially operational by 2032. A companion CC5 has no disclosed location and is estimated for 2033. Duke says it has made no final siting decision and has considered multiple counties.
Duke's revised Cluster Study Phase 1 report names a Davidson County site for the 1,360 MW CC4 combined-cycle plant; NC Utilities Commission hearing on the Carbon Plan/IRP followed in February.
In Davidson County, Duke Energy Eyes a Massive New Natural Gas Power PlantReported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.
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