2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁oil - f ue led ▁comb ust ion ▁tur bine ▁units ▁ceased ▁operation ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Wayne ▁County ▁comb ust ion ▁tur b ines ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁at ▁the ▁complex . ▁A ▁new ▁ 9 2 0 - MW ▁gas - f ired ▁combined ▁cycle ▁plant ▁began ▁operation ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Lee ▁Com b ined ▁Cy cle ▁Plant ▁uses ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁Ne ck ▁Lake ▁as ▁its ▁water ▁source . ▁It ▁has ▁three ▁ 1 8 0   MW ▁tur b ines ▁and ▁one ▁ 3 8 0   MW ▁tur bine . ▁ ▁Qu aker ▁Ne ck ▁cool ing ▁p ond ▁ ▁Qu aker ▁Ne ck ▁Lake ▁is ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁of ▁G olds bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁, ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁lake ▁was ▁made ▁as ▁a ▁cool ing ▁p ond ▁for ▁the ▁power ▁plant , ▁one ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 8 ▁man - made ▁p onds ▁and ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁Ne use ▁River ▁bas in . ▁The ▁power ▁complex ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁The ▁lake ▁today ▁lies ▁within ▁a ▁hair pin ▁b end ▁of ▁the ▁Ne use ▁River , ▁but ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁river ▁flows ▁east ward ▁along ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁lake , ▁turns ▁south , ▁then ▁south west , ▁then ▁runs ▁west ward ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁shore