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Belews Creek Steam Station is a 2.24-GW, two-unit coal-fired generating facility located on Belews Lake in Stokes County, North Carolina.It is Duke Energy’s largest coal-burning power plant in the Carolinas and consistently ranks among the most efficient coal facilities in the United States.
It is the largest conventional hydro station owned by Duke Energy, generating up to 350 MW of power. [1] Three units began generating electricity in 1963, with a fourth unit beginning operation in 1967. They supply "peaking power"—extra electricity needed to meet demand when it is needed most—typically hot summer days and cold winter ...
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name.In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh. [2]
The new control center helps Duke Energy Progress personnel decide how electricity should move across the state’s grid. Duke Energy poised to open new Triangle control center aimed to help grid ...
Named for George Garland Allen, a former president and first chairman of the board for Duke Power, the Allen facility is the only Duke Energy station with five units under one roof. The plant is equipped with a flue-gas desulfurization system, completed in 2009, that decreases the air emissions coming from the plant.
County and utility officials cite many changes made since December 2022 that are intended to protect the power grid and the people who depend on it.
The 1,065 megawatts (1,428,000 hp) power plant is owned by Duke Energy and its last generator was commissioned in 1991. The power station generates electricity by shifting water between an upper and lower reservoir. The upper Bad Creek Reservoir was created by damming Bad Creek and West Bad Creek while Lake Jocassee serves as the lower reservoir.
In June 2022, Duke privately bought 17 acres of land near Green Pond Road and Highway 417 to house the new Big Ferguson substation, which shares a name with a creek nearby.Residents learned about ...