Buck Steam Station
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 two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future.- Type: Power station
- Description: duke Energy power plant
- Also known as: “Buck Combined Cycle Station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakeview and East Spencer.
Lakeview
Hamlet
Lakeview is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along Interstate 85 at the North Carolina Highway 150 exit, 8.8 miles southwest of Lexington. Lakeview is situated 2 miles north of Buck Steam Station.
East Spencer
Village
East Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Spencer had a population of 1,567. Originally called "Southern City" because of significance of the railway to the area, it was incorporated in 1901 as East Spencer. East Spencer is situated 3½ miles southwest of Buck Steam Station.
Linwood
Hamlet
Linwood is a small unincorporated community just south of Lexington in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The area contains operations of several important companies in Davidson County, including Keply Hardwood, Legget-Platt, PPG Industries, LMI Builders, and Owens & Minor. Linwood is situated 4½ miles northeast of Buck Steam Station.
Buck Steam Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.71003° or 35° 42′ 36″ northLongitude
-80.37563° or 80° 22′ 32″ westInception
July 1941Operator
Duke EnergyOpen location code
867XPJ6F+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 704158332OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q4982950
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Satellite Map
Discover Buck Steam Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Japanese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Buck Steam Station” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “バック火力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Buck kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Buck kullkraftverk”
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