Bear Creek Dam
Jackson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2741 · Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Nameplate9MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-0%!hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1954
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 | 22.6 | 27.2% | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 28.8% | — |
| 2003 | 36.7 | 44.4% | — |
| 2004 | 35.3 | 42.6% | — |
| 2005 | 39.1 | 47.2% | — |
| 2006 | 21.3 | 25.7% | — |
| 2007 | 17 | 20.4% | — |
| 2008 | 20.8 | 25.0% | — |
| 2009 | 32.5 | 39.1% | — |
| 2010 | 26.5 | 31.9% | — |
| 2011 | 25.6 | 30.7% | — |
| 2012 | 24.9 | 29.8% | — |
| 2013 | 37.8 | 45.5% | — |
| 2014 | 21.2 | 25.5% | — |
| 2015 | 27.6 | 33.1% | — |
| 2016 | 18.3 | 21.9% | — |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 1.5% | — |
| 2018 | 37.2 | 44.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4 | 25.7% | — |
| 2020 | 34 | 40.7% | — |
| 2021 | 32.7 | 39.3% | — |
| 2022 | 24.2 | 29.1% | — |
| 2023 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 9 | 9.5 | Mar 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cedar Cliff | 6 MW | 2.7 km |
| Thorpe | 22 MW | 4.9 km |
| Tuckasegee | 3 MW | 5.1 km |
| Tennessee Creek | 11 MW | 7.1 km |
| Bad Creek | 1,680 MW | 27 km |
| Franklin (NC) | 1 MW | 27.3 km |