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	May 2025
Annual Generation	111.4 TWh
Power Plants	556
Utilities	222
Ranked #13 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #4 out of 20 in terms of annual generation from nuclear
Power Plant Types	Nuclear \| 54.6% Natural Gas \| 23.1% Coal \| 19.8% Solar \| 1.7% Water \| 0.8% 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	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Piedmont, SC	2 GWh	Feb 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Adams	Adams Solar SC, LLC	Piedmont, SC	5 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Ajax Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Shannon, NC	4 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Albemarle Hospital Unit	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	Albemarle, NC	33 MWh	Jul 2006	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Albemarle Prime Power Park	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	New London, NC	59 MWh	Apr 2006	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Amethyst Solar	Amethyst Solar LLC	Forest City, NC	6 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Anderson (SC)	Anderson Solar Farm, LLC	Anderson, SC	4 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Andrew Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	New Bern, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Angel Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Newton, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Apple Data Center PV	Apple, Inc	Maiden, NC	36 GWh	Jan 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Apple Data Center - PV2	Apple, Inc	Conover, NC	38 GWh	Sep 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Apple Data Center PV3	Apple, Inc	Conover, NC	30 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Apple One	Cypress Creek Renewables	Newton, NC	10 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Ararat Rock Solar, LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Mount Airy, NC	6 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Arba Solar, LLC	Leyline Renewable Energy, LLC	Snow Hill, NC	3 GWh	May 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Arndt Farm	Strata Manager, LLC	Claremont, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Arthur Solar, LLC	MN8 Energy LLC	Tabor City, NC	10 GWh	Jun 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Ashley Solar Farm	Ashley Solar Farm, LLC	Hamptonville, NC	7 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Aspen Solar, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Rose Hill, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Atood II	Cypress Creek Renewables	Cowpens, SC	4 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
ATOOD Solar III LLC	ATOOD Solar III LLC	Spartanburg, SC	3 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Audrey Solar	Audrey Solar LLC	Shelby, NC	5 GWh	Mar 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Augusta Solar	Augusta Solar, LLC	Greenwood, SC	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Augustus Farm, LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Farmville, NC	10 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Auten Road Farm, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Gastonia, NC	10 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Avalon Hydropower	Avalon Hydropower LLC	Mayodan, NC	4 GWh	Mar 1997	Mar 2025	Water
Ayrshire	CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC	Shelby, NC	35 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Bakatsias Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Haw River, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Ballenger Road Solar A	Ballenger Road Solar A	Inman, SC	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Baltimore Church Solar, LLC	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Fairmont, NC	5 GWh	Sep 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Battleground	AES Distributed Energy	Kings Mountain, NC	5 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Bearford Solar II	Bearford Solar II, LLC	Burgaw, NC	8 GWh	Jan 2018	Dec 2023	Solar
Beetle Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Mooresboro, NC	6 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Belews Creek	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Belews Creek, NC	9 TWh	Jul 1974	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 74.7% Bituminous Coal : 25.3%
Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm	Bernhardt Furniture Company	Lenoir, NC	2 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Berry Road Solar	RPSC Solar 3, LLC	Pelzer, SC	3 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Beth	Cypress Creek Renewables	Julian, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Beulaville	AES Distributed Energy	Beulaville, NC	3 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
BG Stewart Solar Farm, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Marshville, NC	8 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Big Boy	Cypress Creek Renewables	Gibsonville, NC	5 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Biscoe Solar LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Biscoe, NC	9 GWh	Aug 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Bizzell Church Solar 1, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Selma, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Bizzell Church Solar 2	CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC	Selma, NC	9 GWh	Jul 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Blueberry One	Cypress Creek Renewables	Grantham, NC	9 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Bluebird Solar SC LLC	Bluebird Solar LLC	Pendleton, SC	7 GWh	Aug 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%
Boaz Farm Solar	CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC	Sanford, NC	9 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Bonefish Solar	Bonefish Solar, LLC	Manning, SC	4 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Boyds Mill Hydro	Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC	Ware Shoals, SC	4 GWh	Nov 1996	Dec 2023	Water
Boykin PV1	Ecoplexus, Inc	Wade, NC	29 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
BRE	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Oxford, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Briarwood	Briarwood Solar, LLC	Greenwood, SC	4 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Bridgewater	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Morganton, NC	40 GWh	Apr 1919	Dec 2023	Water
Brighter Future Solar	Brighter Future Solar LLC	Granite Falls, NC	21 GWh	Dec 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Broad River Energy Center	Broad River Energy LLC	Gaffney, SC	666 GWh	Jun 2000	Mar 2025	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Broad River Solar, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Mooresboro, NC	84 GWh	Nov 2021	Mar 2025	Solar
Bryant Road Solar	JSD Flatwood PV-1, LLC	Spartanburg, SC	2 GWh	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Buck	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Salisbury, NC	4 TWh	Oct 2011	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Buddy Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Gold Hill, NC	6 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Bunn Level Farm, LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Bunnlevel, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Camp Lejeune Solar and Energy Storage	Duke Energy Progress - (NC)	Camp Lejeune, NC	21 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Carol Jean Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Walnut Cove, NC	7 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Carolina Lily Solar	Carolina Lily Solar, LLC	Advance, NC	7 GWh	Apr 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Cash Solar	Cash Solar, LLC	Nashville, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Catawba	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	York, SC	19 TWh	May 1985	Mar 2025	Nuclear
Catawba River Pollution Control	City of Morganton - (NC)	Morganton, NC	5 MWh	Jun 2009	Jan 2025	Distillate Fuel Oil
Catawba Solar LLC	Catawba Solar LLC	Salisbury, NC	3 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Cathcart Solar, LLC	Cathcart Solar, LLC	Whiteville, NC	5 GWh	Apr 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
CB Bladen Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Fayetteville, NC	10 GWh	Jun 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Cedar Cliff	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Tuckasegee, NC	10 GWh	Dec 1951	Dec 2023	Water
Cedar Creek	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Great Falls, SC	139 GWh	Jul 1926	Dec 2023	Water
Cedar Solar, LLC	SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC	Beulaville, NC	8 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Central Energy Facility	Clemson University - Main Campus	Clemson, SC	2 MWh	Apr 2000	Sep 2024	Natural Gas
Charlie	Cypress Creek Renewables	Julian, NC	7 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Charlotte Solar	Cypress Creek Renewables	Forest City, NC	9 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Cherryville City Hall	North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1	Cherryville, NC	11 MWh	Jul 2006	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Chocowinity Solar LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Chocowinity, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Cirrus Solar LLC	Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC	Bunn, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
City West Diesel Plant	Lockhart Power Co	Union, SC	64 MWh	May 2011	Dec 2023	Distillate Fuel Oil
Clear Solar I, LLC	Clear Solar I, LLC	Forest City, NC	6 GWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility	Southern Power Co	Kings Mountain, NC	641 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 99.9%
Clifton Dam 3 Power Station	Converse Energy Inc	Converse, SC	4 GWh	Jul 1985	Dec 2023	Water
Cline Solar Farm, LLC	Cline Solar, LLC	Hildebran, NC	8 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
Coats Solar Farm, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Coats, NC	10 GWh	Dec 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
COC Surry LFG, LLC	Petra Engineering	Mount Airy, NC	8 GWh	Apr 2013	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Cohen Farm Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Sanford, NC	10 GWh	Jul 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Concord Energy	Concord Energy LLC	Concord, NC	65 GWh	Jan 2012	Mar 2025	Landfill Gas
Concord Farm	Shoe Show, Inc.	Concord, NC	2 GWh	Aug 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
County Home Solar Center, LLC	Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC	Shelby, NC	3 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Cowans Ford	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Stanley, NC	136 GWh	Aug 1963	Dec 2023	Water
Creech Solar 2, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Garner, NC	9 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Crown	Crown Solar Center, LLC	Lancaster, SC	6 GWh	Feb 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
CS Murphy Point, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Murphy, NC	1 GWh	Jul 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Currin Solar, LLC	Cypress Creek Renewables	Oxford, NC	8 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Dan River	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Eden, NC	5 TWh	Nov 2012	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
Daniel Farm LLC	Strata Manager, LLC	Mocksville, NC	9 GWh	Feb 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Davidson Gas Producers LLC	Davidson Gas Producers LLC	Lexington, NC	12 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Daystar Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Pollocksville, NC	9 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Solar
DD Fayetteville Solar NC LLC	Duke Energy Progress - (NC)	Fayetteville, NC	41 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
DE Solar 10240 Old Dowd Rd	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Charlotte, NC	1 GWh	Aug 2010	Dec 2023	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#61	Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division	727.7 GWh	4
#25	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.	26.1 TWh	85
#17	Duke Energy Progress East	65.1 TWh	554
#52	Duke Energy Progress West	4.1 TWh	10
#39	JEA	9.3 TWh	22
#24	Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company	33.8 TWh	20
#1	PJM Interconnection, LLC	858.5 TWh	2,305
#29	South Carolina Public Service Authority	19.2 TWh	33
#60	Southeastern Power Administration	1.4 TWh	11
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	251.8 TWh	393

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	251.8 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	190.1 TWh	1,943
#8	Tennessee Valley Authority	158.8 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.3 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.6 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	111.4 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.2 TWh	1,487
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	82.2 TWh	158
#17	Duke Energy Progress East	65.1 TWh	554
#18	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	58.7 TWh	45