Duke Energy Carolinas
Balancing Authority Summary Information
Duke Energy Carolinas is ranked #13 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Carolinas |
|---|---|
| States | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Last Update | Dec 2024 |
| Annual Generation | 111.5 TWh |
| Power Plants | 556 |
| Utilities | 222 |
| Ranked #13 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #6 out of 20 in terms of annual generation from nuclear | |
| Power Plant Types | Nuclear | 53.4% Natural Gas | 22.8% Coal | 20% Solar | 1.7% Water | 1.1% Other Fuel | 0.1% |
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Daily Net Generation for Duke Energy Carolinas for the past 3 Years
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Solar | Amethyst Solar LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rutherford Farm | Southern Power Co | Forest City, NC | 135 GWh | Nov 2016 | Sep 2024 | Solar |
| Old Caroleen Solar Farm | Cypress Creek Renewables | Forest City, NC | 4 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | Clear Solar I, LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Charlotte Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Forest City, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wylie | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Fort Mill, SC | 129 GWh | Jul 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Langdon Solar Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Four Oaks, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Franklin (NC) | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | Franklin, NC | 5 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Kathleen Solar | Sol Systems | Fuquay Varina, NC | 10 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Broad River Energy Center | Broad River Energy LLC | Gaffney, SC | 496 GWh | Jun 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Cherokee County Cogen | Cherokee County Cogen Partners LLC | Gaffney, SC | 276 GWh | Feb 1998 | Sep 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC | Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC | Gaffney, SC | 9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tamworth Holdings | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Garland, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Creech Solar 2, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Garner, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Auten Road Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gastonia, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital | City of Gastonia | Gastonia, NC | 33 MWh | Apr 2006 | Sep 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gastonia Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Gastonia, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gastonia, Tulip Drive | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Gastonia, NC | 26 MWh | Jul 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| North Carolina Solar III LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Gibson, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Big Boy | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gibsonville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Buddy Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gold Hill, NC | 6 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Misenheimer Solar LLC | Misenheimer Solar LLC | Gold Hill, NC | 108 GWh | - | Sep 2024 | Solar |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | 7 TWh | Nov 2012 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Jester Solar | Sol Systems | Goldsboro, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wayne Solar III LLC | Wayne Solar III, LLC | Goldsboro, NC | 6 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wayne Solar II LLC | Wayne Solar II, LLC | Goldsboro, NC | 6 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sonne One | Cypress Creek Renewables | Goldsboro, NC | 10 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Minnie Solar | Minnie Solar LLC | Graham, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Southwick Solar | Southwick Solar, LLC | Graham, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Brighter Future Solar | Brighter Future Solar LLC | Granite Falls, NC | 21 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blueberry One | Cypress Creek Renewables | Grantham, NC | 9 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fishing Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 143 GWh | Oct 1916 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Dearborn | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 87 GWh | Feb 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cedar Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 139 GWh | Jul 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| DE Solar 657 Brigham Rd | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Greensboro, NC | 810 MWh | Mar 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| White Street Renewables | White Street Renewables LLC | Greensboro, NC | 14 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas : 54.6% Solar : 45.4% |
| Saluda Dam | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | Greenville, SC | 6 GWh | Nov 1996 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| White Horse Solar A | White Horse Solar A | Greenville, SC | 3 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Briarwood | Briarwood Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Woodfields Solar | Woodfields Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Augusta Solar | Augusta Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| BMW Manufacturing Co | BMW Manufacturing Co LLC | Greer, SC | 32 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas : 61.6% Natural Gas : 38.4% |
| Enoree Phase II Landfill Gas Recovery | Enerdyne Power Systems Inc | Greer, SC | 283 MWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Exum Farm Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Grifton, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Roper Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Grover, NC | 9 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 1051 Lucky Solar, LLC | 1051 Lucky Solar, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 5 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ashley Solar Farm | Ashley Solar Farm, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 7 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bakatsias Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Haw River, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wortham Solar Farm | Cypress Creek Renewables | Henderson, NC | 9 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Stagecoach Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Henderson, NC | 9 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 16 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hendersonville, NC | 3 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sawtell Solar | Sawtell Solar, LLC | Hendersonville, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dragstrip Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Hickory, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Two Lines Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Hickory, NC | 9 GWh | Feb 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Stikeleather Farm | Stikeleather Farm, LLC | Hiddenite, NC | 10 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ward WTP | City Of High Point | High Point, NC | 24 MWh | Jan 1999 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| High Point, Pump Station Rd | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | High Point, NC | 32 MWh | Jun 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Eastside WWTP | City Of High Point | High Point, NC | 213 MWh | Jul 2004 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| High Shoals Hydro (NC) | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | High Shoals, NC | 3 GWh | Jun 1934 | Sep 2024 | Water |
| High Shoals PV1 | Pine Gate Renewables | High Shoals, NC | 31 GWh | Mar 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 26, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hildebran, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cline Solar Farm, LLC | Cline Solar, LLC | Hildebran, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hollidays Bridge Hydro | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | Honea Path, SC | 9 GWh | Nov 1996 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Honea Path | Central Electric Power | Honea Path, SC | 66 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 1073 Onslow Solar | 1073 Onslow Solar, LLC | Hubert, NC | 7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McGuire | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Huntersville, NC | 19 TWh | Aug 1981 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| Ballenger Road Solar A | Ballenger Road Solar A | Inman, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rocky River (SC) | City of Abbeville - (SC) | Iva, SC | 6 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Onslow Power Producers | Cube District Energy, LLC | Jacksonville, NC | 11 GWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| 1047 Little Mountain Solar, LLC | CI-II Mitchell Holding LLC | Jonesville, NC | 4 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Beth | Cypress Creek Renewables | Julian, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Charlie | Cypress Creek Renewables | Julian, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Duplin Solar I LLC (160 Houston Lane) | Duplin Solar I, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar Farm, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville | AES Distributed Energy | Kenansville, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar 2, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kenansville, NC | 3 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Waste Management Piedmont LFGTE Project | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Kernersville, NC | 10 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Pilot Mountain Solar, LLC | USF Essex Lessor, LLC | King, NC | 10 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 TWh | Jul 2018 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Dixon Dairy Road Solar | Palmetto Power Management LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| York Road Solar I, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Battleground | AES Distributed Energy | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 23 | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Southern Power Co | Kings Mountain, NC | 641 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Lux Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kings Mountain, NC | 4 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Turkey Creek PV1 | Fresh Air Energy XXXV, LLC | Kirby, NC | 20 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Vance Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kittrell, NC | 9 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lang Solar Farm | Lang Solar Farm, LLC | La Grange, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lake Lure | Lake Lure Town of | Lake Lure, NC | 3 GWh | Dec 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Crown | Crown Solar Center, LLC | Lancaster, SC | 6 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McLean Homestead | SolRiver Capital LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 4 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 65 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Laurinburg Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oakboro Farm | Palmetto Power Management LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hew Fulton Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm | Bernhardt Furniture Company | Lenoir, NC | 2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Davidson Gas Producers LLC | Davidson Gas Producers LLC | Lexington, NC | 12 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Owen Solar | Owen Solar LLC | Lincolnton, NC | 9 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lincolnton High School | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Lincolnton, NC | 21 MWh | Jul 2006 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Haynes Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Lincolnton, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #61 | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division | 906.2 GWh | 4 |
| #25 | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. | 26.0 TWh | 85 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 63.3 TWh | 554 |
| #51 | Duke Energy Progress West | 4.1 TWh | 10 |
| #39 | JEA | 9.5 TWh | 22 |
| #24 | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company | 33.2 TWh | 20 |
| #1 | PJM Interconnection, LLC | 844.3 TWh | 2,305 |
| #31 | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 18.1 TWh | 33 |
| #60 | Southeastern Power Administration | 1.6 TWh | 11 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 248.7 TWh | 393 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 248.7 TWh | 393 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 191.3 TWh | 1,943 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.1 TWh | 170 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 147.2 TWh | 159 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 129.7 TWh | 1,100 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 111.5 TWh | 556 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 103.6 TWh | 1,487 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 80.1 TWh | 158 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 63.3 TWh | 554 |
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 58.9 TWh | 45 |