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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009 Yadkin Solar | 1009 Yadkin Solar, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | 8 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| West Salisbury Farm LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Salisbury, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oakboro Farm | Palmetto Power Management LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cash Solar | Cash Solar, LLC | Nashville, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Samarcand Solar Farm, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Biscoe, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Nash 97 Solar 2 | Nash 97 Solar 2, LLC | Middlesex, NC | 8 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| BG Stewart Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Marshville, NC | 8 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gastonia Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Gastonia, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sophie Solar | Sophie Solar LLC | Mooresboro, NC | 8 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 1045 Tomlin Mill Solar | 1045 Tomlin Mill Solar, LLC | Statesville, NC | 8 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SID Solar I, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Shelby, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cline Solar Farm, LLC | Cline Solar, LLC | Hildebran, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Robin Solar | Robin Solar LLC | Dudley, NC | 8 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Misenheimer Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Richfield, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ray Wilson Solar | Ray Wilson Solar, LLC | Advance, NC | 8 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Turkey Branch Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Fairmont, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Currin Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Oxford, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Duplin Solar LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Warsaw, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chocowinity Solar LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Chocowinity, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shorthorn Holdings | SolRiver Capital LLC | McColl, SC | 8 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| White Cross Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Chapel Hill, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Moore Solar Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Reidsville, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Freedom Solar | Freedom Solar, LLC | Nichols, SC | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Haynes Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Lincolnton, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bakatsias Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Haw River, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mission | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | Murphy, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Salisbury Solar | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Salisbury, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Marshville Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Marshville, NC | 8 GWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| St. Pauls Solar 2 | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | St. Pauls, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| COC Surry LFG, LLC | Petra Engineering | Mount Airy, NC | 8 GWh | Apr 2013 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Warbler Holdings | SolRiver Capital LLC | Shelby, NC | 8 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Selma Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Selma, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Carolina Lily Solar | Carolina Lily Solar, LLC | Advance, NC | 7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ashley Solar Farm | Ashley Solar Farm, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 7 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Carol Jean Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Cove, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Heedeh Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | Delco, NC | 7 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Charlie | Cypress Creek Renewables | Julian, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hayes Solar, LLC | Hayes Solar, LLC | Dobson, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lotus | Cypress Creek Renewables | Elon, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 1073 Onslow Solar | 1073 Onslow Solar, LLC | Hubert, NC | 7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mas Durham Power, LLC | Mas Durham Power, LLC | Durham, NC | 7 GWh | Jan 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Zuma Solar, LLC | Sol Systems | Providence, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bluebird Solar SC LLC | Bluebird Solar LLC | Pendleton, SC | 7 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | Clear Solar I, LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fairmont-FLS 100 | AES Distributed Energy | Fairmont, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC | Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC | Newberry, SC | 6 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Yadkinville Solar | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Crown | Crown Solar Center, LLC | Lancaster, SC | 6 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Saluda Dam | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | Greenville, SC | 6 GWh | Nov 1996 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Freemont Solar Center LLC | Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | Stanley, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TWE New Bern Solar Project, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | New Bern, NC | 6 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gamble Solar | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Bostic, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Southwick Solar | Southwick Solar, LLC | Graham, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Beetle Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Mooresboro, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Buddy Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gold Hill, NC | 6 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Amethyst Solar | Amethyst Solar LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TWE Chocowinity Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Chocowinity, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wayne Solar II LLC | Wayne Solar II, LLC | Goldsboro, NC | 6 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sawtell Solar | Sawtell Solar, LLC | Hendersonville, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| St. Pauls Solar 1, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | St. Pauls, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wayne Solar III LLC | Wayne Solar III, LLC | Goldsboro, NC | 6 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Old Catawba PV 1 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Claremont, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Yadkin 601 Farm | Yadkin 601 Farm, LLC | Yadkinville, NC | 6 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ararat Rock Solar, LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Mount Airy, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Milo Solar | Milo Solar LLC | Burlington, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rocky River (SC) | City of Abbeville - (SC) | Iva, SC | 6 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Limelight Solar III, LLC | Limelight Solar III, LLC | Spartanburg, SC | 6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blackburn Landfill Co-Generation | Catawba County | Newton, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 1999 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Durham Solar | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Durham, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Duplin Solar I LLC (160 Houston Lane) | Duplin Solar I, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cathcart Solar, LLC | Cathcart Solar, LLC | Whiteville, NC | 5 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Fairmont, NC | 5 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Minnie Solar | Minnie Solar LLC | Graham, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Battleground | AES Distributed Energy | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar Farm, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Jordan Hydroelectric Project | Jordan Hydroelectric LTD PTP | Moncure, NC | 5 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Dixon Dairy Road Solar | Palmetto Power Management LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rockwell Solar LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Rockwell, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 1001 Ebenezer Church Solar | 1001 Ebenezer Church Solar, LLC | StateRoad, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ouchchy PV1 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Mebane, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Audrey Solar | Audrey Solar LLC | Shelby, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tuckasegee | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Tuckasegee, NC | 5 GWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Big Boy | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gibsonville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pelzer Upper | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Petzer, SC | 5 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Pelzer Lower | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Williamston, SC | 5 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| 1051 Lucky Solar, LLC | 1051 Lucky Solar, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 5 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Franklin (NC) | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | Franklin, NC | 5 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Adams | Adams Solar SC, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Violet Solar | Violet Solar, LLC | Mount Pleasant, NC | 4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Piedmont Hydro Power Project | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 4 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| ESA Albemarle NC Solar | ESA Albemarle NC Solar, LLC | Albemarle, NC | 4 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ballenger Road Solar A | Ballenger Road Solar A | Inman, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Woodfields Solar | Woodfields Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| XPF Solar Field | United Therapeutics Corporation | Durham, NC | 4 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Whitt Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 4 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Augusta Solar | Augusta Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Edison Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Eden, NC | 4 GWh | Oct 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Anderson (SC) | Anderson Solar Farm, LLC | Anderson, SC | 4 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McLean Homestead | SolRiver Capital LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 4 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Redmon Solar Farm LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Cleveland, NC | 4 GWh | Feb 2015 | 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 |