Turner Shoals
Polk County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2735 · Operator: Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor4%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1996
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 | 12.7 | 26.9% | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 14.8% | — |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 32.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 22.2% | — |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 21.4% | — |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 14.2% | — |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 23.9% | — |
| 2010 | 14.7 | 31.1% | — |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 22.5% | — |
| 2012 | 11 | 23.2% | — |
| 2013 | 19.6 | 41.5% | — |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2015 | 12.4 | 26.2% | — |
| 2016 | 12.4 | 26.2% | — |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 24.8% | — |
| 2018 | 20.9 | 44.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18 | 38.0% | — |
| 2020 | 21.6 | 45.5% | — |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 33.5% | — |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 26.1% | — |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 22.4% | — |
| 2024 | 9.4 | 19.8% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.7 | 2.7 | Dec 1996 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.7 | 2.7 | Dec 1996 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
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