Owner profile

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC owns or operates 49 generating facilities commissioned between 1907 and 2021, with a combined nameplate capacity of 25.82 GW. The largest share of capacity is natural gas (35%), spread across 2 states.

Ownership reflects the utility or operator reported to EIA (Form EIA-860); equity ownership of individual facilities may differ.

49
Plants
25.82 GW
Total capacity
2
States
2.67 GW
Largest: Oconee

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 35.3%Nuclear 29.1%Coal 20.9%Hydroelectric 13.8%Solar 0.8%

By state

North Carolina31 · 15.79 GWSouth Carolina18 · 10.03 GW

Operating plants

PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
OconeeNuclearSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.67 GW
Belews CreekNatural GasNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.49 GW
McGuireNuclearNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.44 GW
CatawbaNuclearSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.41 GW
Lincoln CombustionNatural GasNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.29 GW
Marshall (NC)CoalNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2.12 GW
Bad CreekHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.68 GW
James E. Rogers Energy ComplexCoalNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.53 GW
Rockingham County CT StationNatural GasNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC977.5 MW
W S LeeNatural GasSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC954.7 MW
Mill Creek (SC)Natural GasSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC799.2 MW
JocasseeHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC774 MW
BuckNatural GasNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC697.9 MW
Dan RiverNatural GasNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC697.9 MW
Cowans FordHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC350 MW
KeoweeHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC157.6 MW
Wateree HydroHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC90.5 MW
Maiden Creek Solar Power PlantSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC69.3 MW
Mountain IslandHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC60 MW
WylieHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC60 MW
Monroe Solar FacilitySolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC54.6 MW
Cedar Creek (SC)HydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC45 MW
DearbornHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC45 MW
NantahalaHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC43.2 MW
Fishing CreekHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC42.3 MW
Oxford DamHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC36 MW
BridgewaterHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC27.7 MW
Lookout ShoalsHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC25.8 MW
RhodhissHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC25.5 MW
Gaston Solar Power PlantSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC25 MW
ThorpeHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC21.6 MW
Mocksville SolarSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC15.4 MW
Duke Energy CHP at Clemson UniversityNatural GasSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.4 MW
99 IslandsHydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC12 MW
Great Falls (SC)HydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC12 MW
Tennessee CreekHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC10.8 MW
Bear Creek DamHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC9 MW
Cedar CliffHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC6.4 MW
Woodleaf Solar FacilitySolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC6 MW
TuckasegeeHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC3 MW
DE Solar 10240 Old Dowd RdSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.9 MW
Queens CreekHydroelectricNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.4 MW
DE Solar 657 Brigham RdSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.3 MW
DE Solar 1725 Drywall DrSolarNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1 MW
Retired plants (4)
PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
G G Allenretired 2024CoalNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1.15 GW
Riverbendretired 2013CoalNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC601.2 MW
Buzzard Roost GTretired 2012Natural GasSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC197.6 MW
Rocky Creekretired 2018HydroelectricSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC28 MW
Under construction (1)
PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
Beaverdam Renewable Energy Centerconstr.SolarSouth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC40.8 MW