# Duke Energy to add 402-MW gas turbine at Lincoln plant in North Carolina

Duke Energy received regulatory approval to add a 402-MW Siemens combustion turbine at its Lincoln Combustion Turbine plant in North Carolina. Construction will begin in summer 2018, with commercial operation expected in 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-19
- Where: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 402 MW
- Products: combustion turbine
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Duke Energy](https://endata.com/companies/24823.md)
- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [utilitydive.com](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dukes-most-efficient-gas-turbine-gets-north-carolina-regulatory-approval/513394/), 2017-12-19: "The new generating unit would be the most efficient combustion turbine in the Duke Energy fleet, and would be about 25% more efficient than the existing Lincoln plant turbines."

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