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
Lee Combined Cycle Plant	Duke Energy Progress - (NC)	Goldsboro, NC	7 TWh	Nov 2012	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Lick Creek Solar, LLC	Lick Creek Solar, LLC	Walnut Cove, NC	109 GWh	Feb 2022	Sep 2024	Solar
Limelight Solar I, LLC	Limelight Solar I, LLC	Spartanburg, SC	4 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Limelight Solar II LLC	Limelight Solar II LLC	Spartanburg, SC	3 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Limelight Solar III, LLC	Limelight Solar III, LLC	Spartanburg, SC	6 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Lincoln Combustion	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Stanley, NC	4 GWh	Apr 1995	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 66.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.7%
Lincoln Solar, LLC (NC)	Cypress Creek Renewables	Bostic, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Lincolnton High School	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	Lincolnton, NC	21 MWh	Jul 2006	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Little River PV 1	Ecoplexus, Inc	Randolph, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Lockhart	Lockhart Power Co	Lockhart, SC	62 GWh	Dec 1920	Dec 2023	Water
Long Creek Waste Water Plant	City of Gastonia	Dallas, NC	433 MWh	Dec 1994	Sep 2024	Distillate Fuel Oil
Lookout Shoals	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Statesville, NC	90 GWh	Nov 1915	Dec 2023	Water
Lotus	Cypress Creek Renewables	Elon, NC	7 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Lux Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Kings Mountain, NC	4 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Maiden Community Center	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	Maiden, NC	30 MWh	Aug 2006	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Maiden Creek Solar Power Plant	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Maiden, NC	130 GWh	Dec 2020	Sep 2024	Solar
Manning PV 1	Ecoplexus, Inc	Elon, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Mariposa Solar Center LLC	Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC	Stanley, NC	9 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Market Farm	Palmetto Power Management LLC	Reidsville, NC	9 GWh	Sep 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Marshall (NC)	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Terrell, NC	7 TWh	Feb 1965	Sep 2024	Bituminous Coal : 50.3% Natural Gas : 49.7%
Marshville Farm	Strata Manager, LLC	Marshville, NC	8 GWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Martins Creek Solar NC, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Murphy, NC	1 GWh	Feb 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Mas Durham Power, LLC	Mas Durham Power, LLC	Durham, NC	7 GWh	Jan 2010	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Maxton Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Maxton, NC	10 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Mayberry Solar LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Mt. Airy, NC	1 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
McGoogan Farm, LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Lumber Bridge, NC	9 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
McGuire	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Huntersville, NC	19 TWh	Aug 1981	Sep 2024	Nuclear
McLean Homestead	SolRiver Capital LLC	Laurinburg, NC	4 GWh	Jul 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Meadowbrook Solar Farm	Cypress Creek Renewables	Rockwell, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Midway Green Solar	Midway Green Solar, LLC	Union, SC	21 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Mill Creek (SC)	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Blacksburg, SC	38 GWh	Nov 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 95.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.7%
Millikan Farm	Cypress Creek Renewables	Randleman, NC	10 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Milo Solar	Milo Solar LLC	Burlington, NC	6 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Minnie Solar	Minnie Solar LLC	Graham, NC	5 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Misenheimer Farm	Strata Manager, LLC	Richfield, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Misenheimer Solar LLC	Misenheimer Solar LLC	Gold Hill, NC	108 GWh	-	Sep 2024	Solar
Mission	Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC	Murphy, NC	8 GWh	Nov 1924	Dec 2023	Water
Mocksville Solar	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Mocksville, NC	45 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC	Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC	Gaffney, SC	9 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Monroe Generating Station	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	Monroe, NC	218 MWh	Mar 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Monroe Moore Farm	Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC	Monroe, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Montgomery Solar LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Biscoe, NC	36 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Moore Solar	Moore Solar, LLC	Reidsville, NC	9 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Moore Solar Farm	Strata Manager, LLC	Reidsville, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Morgan Farm, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Louisburg, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Mountain Island	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Mount Holly, NC	100 GWh	Nov 1923	Dec 2023	Water
Moyer Solar	Moyer Solar, LLC	Stoneville, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Murphy Farm Power, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Culberson, NC	1 GWh	Apr 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Nantahala	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Topton, NC	186 GWh	Jun 1942	Dec 2023	Water
Nash 97 Solar 2	Nash 97 Solar 2, LLC	Middlesex, NC	8 GWh	Sep 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Nash 97 Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Middlesex, NC	9 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Nashville Farms, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Nashville, NC	3 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
NC 102 Project LLC	NC 102 Project LLC	Midland, NC	147 GWh	Aug 2018	Aug 2024	Solar
Neisler Street Solar	Neisler Street Solar I, LLC	Shelby, NC	4 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Neuse River Solar Farm	Scale Sustainable I, LLC	Raleigh, NC	2 GWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
North Carolina Solar III LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Gibson, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Oakboro Farm	Palmetto Power Management LLC	Laurinburg, NC	8 GWh	Aug 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Oakwood Solar	Oakwood Solar, LLC	Mebane, NC	10 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Oconee	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Seneca, SC	22 TWh	Jun 1973	Sep 2024	Nuclear
Old Caroleen Solar Farm	Cypress Creek Renewables	Forest City, NC	4 GWh	Jun 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Old Catawba PV 1	Ecoplexus, Inc	Claremont, NC	6 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Old Pageland Monroe Road Solar Farm	Cypress Creek Renewables	Monroe, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Onslow Power Producers	Cube District Energy, LLC	Jacksonville, NC	11 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Orbit Energy Charlotte	Anaergia	Charlotte, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2016	Dec 2022	Other Biomass Gas
Organ Church Solar	MN8 Energy LLC	Rockwell, NC	10 GWh	Jan 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Otis Elevator Company Solar	Otis Elevator Company	Florence, SC	2 GWh	Apr 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Ouchchy PV1	Ecoplexus, Inc	Mebane, NC	5 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Overhill Solar	Strata Manager, LLC	Clinton, NC	11 GWh	Feb 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Owen Solar	Owen Solar LLC	Lincolnton, NC	9 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Oxford Dam	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Conover, NC	87 GWh	Mar 1928	Dec 2023	Water
Partin Solar	Partin Solar, LLC	Elkin, NC	45 GWh	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Solar
PCSP3 Airport	Carolina Solar Energy LLC	Timberlake, NC	4 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Pelzer Lower	Central Rivers Power US, LLC	Williamston, SC	5 GWh	Nov 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Pelzer Solar I	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Pelzer, SC	2 GWh	Dec 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Pelzer Upper	Central Rivers Power US, LLC	Petzer, SC	5 GWh	Nov 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Perkins Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Roxboro, NC	4 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Piedmont Hydro Power Project	Central Rivers Power US, LLC	Piedmont, SC	4 GWh	Apr 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Pilot Mountain Solar, LLC	USF Essex Lessor, LLC	King, NC	10 GWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Pine Valley Solar Farm, LLC	Pine Valley Solar, LLC	West End, NC	9 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Pinson Solar Farm	Cardinal Renewables	Woodruff, SC	39 GWh	Jul 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Queens Creek	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Topton, NC	4 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Water
Ray Wilson Solar	Ray Wilson Solar, LLC	Advance, NC	8 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Red Oak Solar Farm, LLC	Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC	Nashville, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Red Toad 1425 A Powatan Road, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Clayton, NC	4 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Redmon Solar Farm LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Cleveland, NC	4 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Reventure Park	Clean Energy LLC	Charlotte, NC	22 GWh	Jun 2014	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Rhodhiss	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Rhodhiss, NC	59 GWh	Jan 1925	Dec 2023	Water
Robin Solar	Robin Solar LLC	Dudley, NC	8 GWh	Dec 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Rockingham County CT Station	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Reidsville, NC	1 TWh	May 2000	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%
Rockingham Solar, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Marston, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Rockwell Solar LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Rockwell, NC	5 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Rocky River (SC)	City of Abbeville - (SC)	Iva, SC	6 GWh	Dec 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Roper Farm, LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Grover, NC	9 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Rowan	Southern Power Co	Salisbury, NC	4 TWh	Mar 2001	Sep 2024	Natural Gas : 99.6%
Ruff Solar LLC	Sol Systems	Ellenboro, NC	42 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Rutherford Farm	Southern Power Co	Forest City, NC	135 GWh	Nov 2016	Sep 2024	Solar
Salem Energy Systems LLC	Salem Energy Systems LLC	Winston-Salem, NC	26 GWh	Jun 1996	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Salisbury Solar	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Salisbury, NC	8 GWh	Jul 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Saluda Dam	Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC	Greenville, SC	6 GWh	Nov 1996	Dec 2023	Water
Samarcand Solar Farm, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Biscoe, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2014	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