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 | Nov 2025 |
| Annual Generation | 112.5 TWh |
| Power Plants | 565 |
| Utilities | 223 |
| 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 | 54.7% Natural Gas | 24.2% Coal | 18.6% Solar | 1.8% Water | 1.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Solar 48 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Maxton, NC | 8 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 44 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Shannon, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 55 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Pembroke, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 64 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Clinton, NC | 8 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Vance Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kittrell, NC | 8 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| BG Stewart Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Marshville, NC | 8 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Coats Solar Farm, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Coats, NC | 9 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Currin Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Oxford, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Carol Jean Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Cove, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Apple One | Cypress Creek Renewables | Newton, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Wortham Solar Farm | Cypress Creek Renewables | Henderson, NC | 9 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar 2, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kenansville, NC | 3 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| St. Pauls Solar 1, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | St. Pauls, NC | 9 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Kennedy Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Warsaw, NC | 9 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 65 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Lincoln Solar, LLC (NC) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Bostic, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Exum Farm Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Grifton, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bizzell Church Solar 1, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Selma, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Onslow Power Producers | Cube District Energy, LLC | Jacksonville, NC | 13 GWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Crown | Crown Solar Center, LLC | Lancaster, SC | 6 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Clifton Dam 3 Power Station | Converse Energy Inc | Converse, SC | 4 GWh | Jul 1985 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Concord Energy | Concord Energy LLC | Concord, NC | 64 GWh | Jan 2012 | Sep 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Cline Solar Farm, LLC | Cline Solar, LLC | Hildebran, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Central Energy Facility | Clemson University - Main Campus | Clemson, SC | 2 MWh | Apr 2000 | Aug 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Clear Solar I, LLC | Clear Solar I, LLC | Forest City, NC | 6 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Reventure Park | Clean Energy LLC | Charlotte, NC | 24 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Seneca City of | City of Seneca - (SC) | Seneca, SC | 479 MWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Water Filter Plant #2 | City of Morganton - (NC) | Morganton, NC | 1 MWh | Apr 2013 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Catawba River Pollution Control | City of Morganton - (NC) | Morganton, NC | 6 MWh | Jun 2009 | Aug 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Eastside WWTP | City Of High Point | High Point, NC | 276 MWh | Jul 2004 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ward WTP | City Of High Point | High Point, NC | 110 MWh | Jan 1999 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Westside WWTP | City Of High Point | Thomasville, NC | 103 MWh | Apr 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital | City of Gastonia | Gastonia, NC | 22 MWh | Apr 2006 | Sep 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Long Creek Waste Water Plant | City of Gastonia | Dallas, NC | 402 MWh | Dec 1994 | Sep 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rocky River (SC) | City of Abbeville - (SC) | Iva, SC | 6 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| 1047 Little Mountain Solar, LLC | CI-II Mitchell Holding LLC | Jonesville, NC | 3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Pelzer Lower | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Williamston, SC | 5 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| High Shoals Hydro (NC) | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | High Shoals, NC | 4 GWh | Jun 1934 | Sep 2025 | Water |
| Piedmont Hydro Power Project | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 4 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Pelzer Upper | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Petzer, SC | 5 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Honea Path | Central Electric Power | Honea Path, SC | 87 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Valenite | Central Electric Power | Westminster, SC | 50 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Thermal Kem | Central Electric Power | Rock Hill, SC | 70 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Webb Forging | Central Electric Power | Carlisle, SC | 90 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sediver | Central Electric Power | York, SC | 78 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Innovative Solar 60, LLC | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Castalia, NC | 3 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bizzell Church Solar 2 | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Selma, NC | 9 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ayrshire | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Shelby, NC | 32 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Boaz Farm Solar | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Sanford, NC | 9 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| St. Pauls Solar 2 | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | St. Pauls, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Cathcart Solar, LLC | Cathcart Solar, LLC | Whiteville, NC | 10 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Catawba Solar LLC | Catawba Solar LLC | Salisbury, NC | 3 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Cash Solar | Cash Solar, LLC | Nashville, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| PCSP3 Airport | Carolina Solar Energy LLC | Timberlake, NC | 4 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 TWh | Jul 2018 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Carolina Lily Solar | Carolina Lily Solar, LLC | Advance, NC | 7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Strider Solar, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Asheboro, NC | 8 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Woodsdale Farm, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Roxboro, NC | 3 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Pinson Solar Farm | Cardinal Renewables | Woodruff, SC | 35 GWh | Jul 2022 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| 232 Long Branch 29 Solar I, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Shelby, NC | 2 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Trinity Solar | Capital Dynamics | Trinity, NC | 7 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Broad River Energy Center | Broad River Energy LLC | Gaffney, SC | 817 GWh | Jun 2000 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Brighter Future Solar | Brighter Future Solar LLC | Granite Falls, NC | 17 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Briarwood | Briarwood Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bonefish Solar | Bonefish Solar, LLC | Manning, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| BMW Manufacturing Co | BMW Manufacturing Co LLC | Greer, SC | 12 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas : 89.9% Natural Gas : 9.7% |
| Bluebird Solar SC LLC | Bluebird Solar LLC | Pendleton, SC | 6 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Tamworth Holdings | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Garland, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bernhardt Furniture Solar Farm | Bernhardt Furniture Company | Lenoir, NC | 2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bearford Solar II | Bearford Solar II, LLC | Burgaw, NC | 8 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ballenger Road Solar A | Ballenger Road Solar A | Inman, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Avalon Hydropower | Avalon Hydropower LLC | Mayodan, NC | 3 GWh | Mar 1997 | Sep 2025 | Water |
| Augusta Solar | Augusta Solar, LLC | Greenwood, SC | 4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Audrey Solar | Audrey Solar LLC | Shelby, NC | 4 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| ATOOD Solar III LLC | ATOOD Solar III LLC | Spartanburg, SC | 3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ashley Solar Farm | Ashley Solar Farm, LLC | Hamptonville, NC | 7 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center PV3 | Apple, Inc | Conover, NC | 31 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center PV | Apple, Inc | Maiden, NC | 32 GWh | Jan 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Apple Data Center - PV2 | Apple, Inc | Conover, NC | 34 GWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Anderson (SC) | Anderson Solar Farm, LLC | Anderson, SC | 4 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Orbit Energy Charlotte | Anaergia | Charlotte, NC | 200 MWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2024 | Other Biomass Gas |
| Amethyst Solar | Amethyst Solar LLC | Forest City, NC | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Whitt Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 4 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Pelzer Solar I | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Pelzer, SC | 2 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ace Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Piedmont, SC | 2 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Daystar Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Pollocksville, NC | 10 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Baltimore Church Solar, LLC | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Fairmont, NC | 6 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| AGA TAG Solar III LLC | AGA TAG Solar III LLC | Spartanburg, SC | 3 GWh | Jul 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Turkey Branch Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Fairmont, NC | 7 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Eden Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | 82 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Wallace | AES Distributed Energy | Wallace, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Kenansville | AES Distributed Energy | Kenansville, NC | 4 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Fairmont-FLS 100 | AES Distributed Energy | Fairmont, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Warsaw II | AES Distributed Energy | Warsaw, NC | 4 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Biscoe Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Biscoe, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Beulaville | AES Distributed Energy | Beulaville, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Battleground | AES Distributed Energy | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ellerbe | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Selma Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Selma, NC | 8 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 15, LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellenboro, NC | 3 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #61 | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division | 696.7 GWh | 4 |
| #25 | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. | 25.7 TWh | 87 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 64.3 TWh | 559 |
| #52 | Duke Energy Progress West | 4.3 TWh | 10 |
| #40 | JEA | 9.2 TWh | 22 |
| #24 | Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company | 34.4 TWh | 25 |
| #1 | PJM Interconnection, LLC | 870.7 TWh | 2,465 |
| #30 | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 18.9 TWh | 34 |
| #59 | Southeastern Power Administration | 1.5 TWh | 11 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 250.9 TWh | 417 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 250.9 TWh | 417 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 188.0 TWh | 2,075 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 161.6 TWh | 204 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 148.9 TWh | 187 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 131.6 TWh | 1,211 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 112.5 TWh | 565 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 105.5 TWh | 1,577 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 80.5 TWh | 163 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 64.3 TWh | 559 |
| #18 | PacifiCorp East | 61.1 TWh | 216 |