Cherokee Falls
Cherokee County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 10173 · Operator: Hydroland Omega LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.8 | 54.3% | — |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 50.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 59.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 3.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 2.8% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 6.3% | — |
| 2008 | 2.3 | 26.3% | — |
| 2009 | 8.9 | 101.5% | — |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 48.8% | — |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 63.4% | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 68.8% | — |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 61.0% | — |
| 2014 | 13.5 | 153.9% | — |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 126.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 97.9% | — |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 88.1% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 38.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 99.1% | — |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 42.1% | — |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 35.3% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 26.5% | — |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 16.6% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.3 | 1 | Dec 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Hydroland Omega LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Broad River Energy Center | 985 MW | 3.1 km |
| 99 Islands | 12 MW | 6 km |
| Cherokee County Cogen | 118 MW | 6.2 km |
| Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC | 5 MW | 7.6 km |
| Gaston Shoals | 5 MW | 9.5 km |
| Mill Creek (SC) | 799 MW | 14.9 km |