High Shoals Hydro (NC)
A 1.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Lincoln, North Carolina, owned by Central Rivers Power US, LLC, commissioned in 1934.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 10550Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
1.8 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1934
Location
Lincoln, North Carolina
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
4.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Location
Lincoln, North Carolina · 35.3943, -81.201
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.8 | |
| 2016 | 3.6 | |
| 2017 | 2.8 | |
| 2018 | 3.9 | |
| 2019 | 6.4 | |
| 2020 | 5.9 | |
| 2021 | 4.4 | |
| 2022 | 2.8 | |
| 2023 | 2.9 | |
| 2024 | 4.1 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Shoals PV1 | Solar | 16 MW | ~2 km |
| Gaston County Renewable Energy Center | Waste | 4.2 MW | ~3 km |
| Gaston Solar Power Plant | Solar | 25 MW | ~10 km |
| Gastonia Prime Power Park | Oil | 11.8 MW | ~10 km |
| Mariposa Solar Center LLC | Solar | 5 MW | ~11 km |
| Long Creek Waste Water Plant | Oil | 5.1 MW | ~11 km |
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