Lookout Shoals
A 25.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Iredell, North Carolina, owned by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, commissioned in 1915.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 2726Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
25.8 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1915
Owner
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Location
Iredell, North Carolina
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
105.5 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.9 | |
| 2016 | 86.8 | |
| 2017 | 87.4 | |
| 2018 | 162.9 | |
| 2019 | 143 | |
| 2020 | 174.1 | |
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 95.1 | |
| 2023 | 90.3 | |
| 2024 | 105.5 |
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