Turner Shoals
A 5.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Polk, North Carolina, owned by Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC, commissioned in 1996.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 2735Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
5.4 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1996
Owner
Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC
Location
Polk, North Carolina
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
9.4 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.4 | |
| 2016 | 12.4 | |
| 2017 | 11.7 | |
| 2018 | 20.9 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 21.6 | |
| 2021 | 15.9 | |
| 2022 | 12.3 | |
| 2023 | 10.6 | |
| 2024 | 9.4 |
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