Tennessee Creek
Jackson County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 2749 · Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Nameplate11MWSummer 12 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation34GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1955
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 | 30.6 | 32.3% | — |
| 2002 | 33.9 | 35.9% | — |
| 2003 | 48.7 | 51.5% | — |
| 2004 | 43 | 45.4% | — |
| 2005 | 49.1 | 51.8% | — |
| 2006 | 21.4 | 25.0% | — |
| 2007 | 18 | 20.9% | — |
| 2008 | 29 | 33.7% | — |
| 2009 | 41.6 | 48.5% | — |
| 2010 | 23.5 | 27.3% | — |
| 2011 | 34.3 | 40.0% | — |
| 2012 | 26.4 | 30.7% | — |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 28.7% | — |
| 2014 | 28.3 | 33.0% | — |
| 2015 | 22.3 | 26.0% | — |
| 2016 | 25.8 | 30.0% | — |
| 2017 | 29 | 33.7% | — |
| 2018 | 48.1 | 56.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4 | 17.9% | — |
| 2020 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 24.1 | 23.9% | — |
| 2022 | 35.1 | 34.8% | — |
| 2023 | 24.8 | 24.6% | — |
| 2024 | 36.8 | 36.5% | — |
| 2025 | 33.8 | 33.5% | — |
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 | 10.8 | 11.5 | May 1955 | 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% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bear Creek Dam | 9 MW | 7.1 km |
| Cedar Cliff | 6 MW | 9.7 km |
| Thorpe | 22 MW | 11.4 km |
| Tuckasegee | 3 MW | 12 km |
| Bad Creek | 1,680 MW | 23 km |
| Jocassee | 774 MW | 29.4 km |