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The proposed combustion turbines would replace two coal-fired units at Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station, which opened in 1965 as a coal-burning power plant along N.C. 150 in Terrell on the lake.
Lake Norman was named after Norman Atwater Cocke, former president of Duke Energy. Cocke was born on November 20, 1884, to James Cocke and Sarah Atwater in Prince George County , Virginia . A graduate of New York Law School , he began his career with Duke Energy in 1906 as an attorney, becoming a Vice President and director of the company in ...
Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant and dam located near Huntersville, North Carolina, approximately 20 miles north of Charlotte on Lake Norman. It is the largest conventional hydro station owned by Duke Energy, generating up to 350 MW of power. [1]
At 7:45 p.m. Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management warned that floodwaters will continue to rise, even without rain, as Duke Energy moved water from Lake Norman to Lake Wylie.
The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the state's largest lake, Lake Norman. It is a 32,500-acre (13,200 ha) lake created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station. The McGuire units use the lake's water for cooling.
The plant will provide cleaner energy and meet all local, state and federal regulations, Duke Energy says. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
An aerial composite view of the Marshall Steam Station, a coal power plant owned by Duke Energy situated near Lake Norman in Sherrills Ford, N.C. Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
On December 11, 2014, Duke Energy, to repair a rusted, leaking pipe, received approval from North Carolina to dump Coal Ash (containing arsenic, lead, thallium and mercury, among other heavy metals) from the Marshall Steam Station into Lake Norman. [6] On October 3, 2015, Duke reported that a sinkhole had formed at the base of the Marshall ...