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
35.7575, -81.0894
Generation (2024)
105.5 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3

Location

Map of the United States showing the location of Lookout Shoals

Iredell, North Carolina · 35.7575, -81.0894

Reported annual generation

YearGWh
201596.9
201686.8
201787.4
2018162.9
2019143
2020174.1
2021112
202295.1
202390.3
2024105.5

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