Duke Energy Carolinas
Balancing Authority Summary Information
Duke Energy Carolinas is ranked #13 out of 66 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Carolinas |
|---|---|
| States | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Last Update | May 2024 |
| Annual Generation | 109.0 TWh |
| Power Plants | 547 |
| Utilities | 222 |
| Ranked #13 out of 66 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #5 out of 20 in terms of annual generation from nuclear | |
| Power Plant Types | Nuclear | 55.9% Natural Gas | 21.6% Coal | 19.6% Solar | 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Solar | ACE Solar, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 2 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Adams | Adams Solar SC, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| AGA TAG Solar III LLC | AGA TAG Solar III LLC | Spartanburg, SC | 4 GWh | Jul 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Ajax Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Shannon, NC | 4 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Albemarle Hospital Unit | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Albemarle, NC | 38 MWh | Jul 2006 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Albemarle Prime Power Park | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | New London, NC | 163 MWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Amethyst Solar | Amethyst Solar LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Anderson (SC) | Anderson Solar Farm, LLC | Anderson, SC | 5 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Andrew Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | New Bern, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Angel Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Newton, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center PV | Apple, Inc | Maiden, NC | 42 GWh | Jan 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center - PV2 | Apple, Inc | Conover, NC | 41 GWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center PV3 | Apple, Inc | Conover, NC | 38 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Apple One | Cypress Creek Renewables | Newton, NC | 10 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Ararat Rock Solar, LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Mount Airy, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Arba Solar, LLC | Leyline Renewable Energy, LLC | Snow Hill, NC | 2 GWh | May 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Arndt Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Claremont, NC | 10 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Arthur Solar, LLC | Rigel | Tabor City, NC | 11 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Ashley Solar Farm | Ashley Solar Farm, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 8 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Aspen Solar, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Rose Hill, NC | 10 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Atood II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cowpens, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| ATOOD Solar III LLC | ATOOD Solar III LLC | Spartanburg, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Audrey Solar | Audrey Solar LLC | Shelby, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Augusta Solar | Augusta Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Augustus Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Farmville, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Auten Road Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gastonia, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Avalon Hydropower | Avalon Hydropower LLC | Mayodan, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 1997 | Feb 2024 | Water |
| Ayrshire | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Shelby, NC | 37 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bakatsias Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Haw River, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Ballenger Road Solar A | Ballenger Road Solar A | Inman, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | Fairmont, NC | 8 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Battleground | AES Distributed Energy | Kings Mountain, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bear Creek Dam | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Tuckasegee, NC | 26 GWh | Feb 1954 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Bearford Solar II | Bearford Solar II, LLC | Burgaw, NC | 10 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Beetle Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Mooresboro, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Belews Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belews Creek, NC | 10 TWh | Jul 1974 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas : 64.5% Bituminous Coal : 35.5% |
| Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm | Bernhardt Furniture Company | Lenoir, NC | 2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Berry Road Solar | RPSC Solar 3, LLC | Pelzer, SC | 4 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Beth | Cypress Creek Renewables | Julian, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Beulaville | AES Distributed Energy | Beulaville, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| BG Stewart Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Marshville, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Big Boy | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gibsonville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Biscoe Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Biscoe, NC | 10 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bizzell Church Solar 1, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Selma, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bizzell Church Solar 2 | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Selma, NC | 10 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Blackburn Landfill Co-Generation | Catawba County | Newton, NC | 7 GWh | Aug 1999 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Blueberry One | Cypress Creek Renewables | Grantham, NC | 10 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bluebird Solar SC LLC | Bluebird Solar LLC | Pendleton, SC | 7 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| BMW Manufacturing Co | BMW Manufacturing Co LLC | Greer, SC | 34 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas : 90.8% Natural Gas : 9.2% |
| Boaz Farm Solar | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Sanford, NC | 10 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bonefish Solar | Bonefish Solar, LLC | Manning, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Boyds Mill Hydro | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | Ware Shoals, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 1996 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Boykin PV1 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Wade, NC | 31 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| BRE | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Oxford, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Briarwood | Briarwood Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bridgewater | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Morganton, NC | 53 GWh | Apr 1919 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Brighter Future Solar | Brighter Future Solar LLC | Granite Falls, NC | 22 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Broad River Energy Center | Broad River Energy LLC | Gaffney, SC | 300 GWh | Jun 2000 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Broad River Solar, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Mooresboro, NC | 101 GWh | Nov 2021 | Feb 2024 | Solar |
| Buck | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Salisbury, NC | 4 TWh | Oct 2011 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Buddy Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gold Hill, NC | 7 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Bunn Level Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Bunnlevel, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Buzzard Roost | South Carolina Public Service Authority | Chappells, SC | 40 GWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Camp Lejeune Solar and Energy Storage | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Camp Lejeune, NC | 19 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Carol Jean Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Cove, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Carolina Lily Solar | Carolina Lily Solar, LLC | Advance, NC | 9 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cash Solar | Cash Solar, LLC | Nashville, NC | 11 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Catawba | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | York, SC | 21 TWh | May 1985 | Feb 2024 | Nuclear |
| Catawba River Pollution Control | City of Morganton - (NC) | Morganton, NC | 2 MWh | Jun 2009 | Jan 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Catawba Solar LLC | Catawba Solar LLC | Salisbury, NC | 4 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| CB Bladen Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Fayetteville, NC | 10 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cedar Cliff | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Tuckasegee, NC | 18 GWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Cedar Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 142 GWh | Jul 1926 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Cedar Solar, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Beulaville, NC | 10 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Central Energy Facility | Clemson University - Main Campus | Clemson, SC | 6 MWh | Apr 2000 | Jun 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Charlie | Cypress Creek Renewables | Julian, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Charlotte Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Forest City, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cherokee County Cogen | Cherokee County Cogen Partners LLC | Gaffney, SC | 450 GWh | Feb 1998 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Cherokee Falls | Hydroland Omega LLC | Blacksburg, SC | 1 GWh | Nov 1985 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Cherryville City Hall | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Cherryville, NC | 54 MWh | Jul 2006 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Chocowinity Solar LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Chocowinity, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cirrus Solar LLC | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Bunn, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| City West Diesel Plant | Lockhart Power Co | Union, SC | 77 MWh | May 2011 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | Clear Solar I, LLC | Forest City, NC | 7 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Southern Power Co | Kings Mountain, NC | 1 TWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Clifton Dam 3 Power Station | Converse Energy Inc | Converse, SC | 4 GWh | Jul 1985 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Cline Solar Farm, LLC | Cline Solar, LLC | Hildebran, NC | 9 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Coats Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Coats, NC | 10 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| COC Surry LFG, LLC | Petra Engineering | Mount Airy, NC | 6 GWh | Apr 2013 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Cohen Farm Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Sanford, NC | 10 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Concord Energy | Concord Energy LLC | Concord, NC | 51 GWh | Jan 2012 | Feb 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Concord Farm | Shoe Show, Inc. | Concord, NC | 3 GWh | Aug 2011 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| County Home Solar Center, LLC | Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | Shelby, NC | 4 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Cowans Ford | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Stanley, NC | 155 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Creech Solar 2, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Garner, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Crown | Crown Solar Center, LLC | Lancaster, SC | 7 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| CS Murphy Point, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Murphy, NC | 1 GWh | Jul 2011 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Currin Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Oxford, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Dan River | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Eden, NC | 4 TWh | Nov 2012 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Daniel Farm LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Mocksville, NC | 9 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #62 | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division | 848.8 GWh | 4 |
| #25 | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. | 25.8 TWh | 85 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 62.7 TWh | 544 |
| #51 | Duke Energy Progress West | 4.1 TWh | 10 |
| #39 | JEA | 8.9 TWh | 22 |
| #24 | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company | 32.8 TWh | 19 |
| #1 | PJM Interconnection, LLC | 832.6 TWh | 2,135 |
| #30 | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 18.0 TWh | 32 |
| #61 | Southeastern Power Administration | 1.6 TWh | 10 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 243.8 TWh | 381 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 243.8 TWh | 381 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 186.2 TWh | 1,865 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 156.6 TWh | 150 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 144.8 TWh | 155 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 128.5 TWh | 983 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 109.0 TWh | 547 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 99.3 TWh | 1,365 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 78.4 TWh | 155 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 62.7 TWh | 544 |
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 58.2 TWh | 42 |