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 | Jun 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 | 54.7% Natural Gas | 23.1% Coal | 19.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Solar 1725 Drywall Dr | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Mt. Holly, NC | 796 MWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| DE Solar 657 Brigham Rd | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Greensboro, NC | 810 MWh | Mar 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dearborn | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 87 GWh | Feb 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Dibrell Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Pelham, NC | 9 GWh | Feb 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dixon Dairy Road Solar | Palmetto Power Management LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dragstrip Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Hickory, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Drexel Operations Center | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Drexel, NC | 5 MWh | Jul 2007 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Duke Energy CHP at Clemson University | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Clemson, SC | 109 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Duplin Solar I LLC (160 Houston Lane) | Duplin Solar I, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Duplin Solar LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Warsaw, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Durham Solar | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Durham, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Eastside WWTP | City Of High Point | High Point, NC | 213 MWh | Jul 2004 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Eden Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | 81 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Edison Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Eden, NC | 4 GWh | Oct 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ellerbe | AES Distributed Energy | Ellerbe, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Elliana Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Burlington, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Elm Solar, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Sanford, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Enoree Phase II Landfill Gas Recovery | Enerdyne Power Systems Inc | Greer, SC | 283 MWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| ESA Albemarle NC Solar | ESA Albemarle NC Solar, LLC | Albemarle, NC | 4 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Exum Farm Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Grifton, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fairmont-FLS 100 | AES Distributed Energy | Fairmont, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fisher Solar Farm - NC | Strata Manager, LLC | Oakboro, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fishing Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Great Falls, SC | 143 GWh | Oct 1916 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Flash Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Conover, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Floyd Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Fairmont, NC | 9 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Franklin (NC) | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | Franklin, NC | 5 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Freedom Solar | Freedom Solar, LLC | Nichols, SC | 8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Freemont Solar Center LLC | Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | Stanley, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| G G Allen | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Belmont, NC | 198 GWh | May 1957 | Dec 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.6% |
| Gainey Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Clarkton, NC | 4 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gamble Solar | Oppidum Renewables USA, LLC | Bostic, NC | 6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gaston County Renewable Energy Center | Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling Division | Dallas, NC | 21 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital | City of Gastonia | Gastonia, NC | 33 MWh | Apr 2006 | Sep 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gaston Shoals | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | Blacksburg, SC | 19 GWh | Apr 1908 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Gaston Solar Power Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cherryville Township, NC | 44 GWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Gastonia Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Gastonia, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gastonia, Tulip Drive | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | Gastonia, NC | 26 MWh | Jul 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Germantown Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Rural Hall, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gold Mine | Gold Mine Solar, LLC | Bradley, SC | 3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Grove Solar | Sol Systems | New Bern, NC | 13 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| GRS CMS | Gas Recovery Systems Inc | Concord, NC | 17 GWh | Nov 1999 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Hanover Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Maysville, NC | 10 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Haw River Hydro | Haw River Hydro Co | Saxapahaw, NC | 3 GWh | Aug 1981 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hayes Solar, LLC | Hayes Solar, LLC | Dobson, NC | 7 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Haynes Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Lincolnton, NC | 8 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| HCE Johnston I, LLC | HCE Johnston I, LLC | Willow Springs, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC | Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC | Newberry, SC | 6 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Heedeh Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | Delco, NC | 7 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hew Fulton Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| High Point, Pump Station Rd | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | High Point, NC | 32 MWh | Jun 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| High Shoals Hydro (NC) | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | High Shoals, NC | 4 GWh | Jun 1934 | Mar 2025 | Water |
| High Shoals PV1 | Pine Gate Renewables | High Shoals, NC | 31 GWh | Mar 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Highwater Solar I | Cypress Creek Renewables | Stoney Creek, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hollidays Bridge Hydro | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | Honea Path, SC | 9 GWh | Nov 1996 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Honea Path | Central Electric Power | Honea Path, SC | 66 MWh | Jun 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Howell Midland Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Midland, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Husky Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Reidsville, NC | 8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hutchinson Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Shelby, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ingredion Winston Salem | Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem | Winston-Salem, NC | 62 GWh | Nov 1985 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 85.1% Natural Gas : 8.5% Bituminous Coal : 6.4% |
| Innovative Solar 10 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Canton, NC | 3 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 15, LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ellenboro, NC | 3 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 16 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hendersonville, NC | 3 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 18, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Bostic, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 23 | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 26, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Hildebran, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 37 LLC | Dominion Renewable Energy | Morven, NC | 131 GWh | Apr 2017 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 44 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Shannon, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 48 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Maxton, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 55 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Pembroke, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 60, LLC | CD Global Solar Holdings, LLC | Castalia, NC | 4 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 63, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Snow Hill, NC | 9 GWh | Jan 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 64 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Clinton, NC | 8 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Innovative Solar 65 | Cypress Creek Renewables | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Iredell County LFG Facility | Iredell Transmission LLC | Statesville, NC | 25 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Jacob Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Reidsville, NC | 9 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Cliffside, NC | 4 TWh | May 1972 | Mar 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 60.5% Natural Gas : 39.2% |
| Jersey Holdings | Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | Lumberton, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Jester Solar | Sol Systems | Goldsboro, NC | 10 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kathleen Solar | Sol Systems | Fuquay Varina, NC | 10 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville | AES Distributed Energy | Kenansville, NC | 3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar 2, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Kenansville, NC | 3 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kenansville Solar Farm, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Kenansville, NC | 5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kennedy Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Warsaw, NC | 9 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Keowee | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Seneca, SC | 48 GWh | Mar 1971 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Kings Mountain Energy Center | Carolina Power Partners, LLC | Kings Mountain, NC | 3 TWh | Jul 2018 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Kirkwall Holdings | Cypress Creek Renewables | Warsaw, NC | 9 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lafayette Solar I, LLC | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Shelby, NC | 3 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lake Lure | Lake Lure Town of | Lake Lure, NC | 3 GWh | Dec 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Lang Solar Farm | Lang Solar Farm, LLC | La Grange, NC | 9 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Langdon Solar Farm, LLC | Strata Manager, LLC | Four Oaks, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lanier Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beulaville, NC | 9 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Laurinburg Farm | Strata Manager, LLC | Laurinburg, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Laurinburg Solar, LLC (Heelstone) | SRE Utility Solar 1, LLC | Maxton, NC | 4 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lee Combined Cycle Plant | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Goldsboro, NC | 7 TWh | Nov 2012 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Lick Creek Solar, LLC | Walnut Cove, NC | 109 GWh | Feb 2022 | Mar 2025 | 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 | 192 GWh | Apr 1995 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Lincoln Solar, LLC (NC) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Bostic, NC | 9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #61 | Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division | 734.7 GWh | 4 |
| #25 | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. | 26.1 TWh | 85 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 65.0 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 | 858.1 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 | 252.0 TWh | 393 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 252.0 TWh | 393 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 190.4 TWh | 1,943 |
| #8 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 158.8 TWh | 170 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 148.6 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 | 103.1 TWh | 1,487 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 82.1 TWh | 158 |
| #17 | Duke Energy Progress East | 65.0 TWh | 554 |
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 58.7 TWh | 45 |