Craggy Energy Storage
Buncombe County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 69404 · Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Nameplate31MWSummer 31 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAGB | Batteries | BA | 30.5 | 30.5 | Sep 2026 | 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% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Metropolitan Sewerage District | 2 MW | 1.2 km |
| Woodfin Solar | 5 MW | 2.2 km |
| Biltmore Solar Fields | 2 MW | 9.2 km |
| Innovative Solar 6 | 4 MW | 9.3 km |
| Marshall Dam | 5 MW | 11.4 km |
| Asheville-Rock Hill Battery | 9 MW | 14 km |