Bad Creek
Oconee County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 7125 · Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Nameplate1,680MWSummer 1,640 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation-549GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1991
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), 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -514.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | -550.9 | — | — |
| 2003 | -628 | — | — |
| 2004 | -528.6 | — | — |
| 2005 | -598 | — | — |
| 2006 | -562.5 | — | — |
| 2007 | -652.2 | — | — |
| 2008 | -655.9 | — | — |
| 2009 | -500 | — | — |
| 2010 | -537 | — | — |
| 2011 | -535.4 | — | — |
| 2012 | -466.2 | — | — |
| 2013 | -450 | — | — |
| 2014 | -493.7 | — | — |
| 2015 | -531.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | -572.7 | — | — |
| 2017 | -623.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | -395.2 | — | — |
| 2019 | -576.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | -404.8 | — | — |
| 2021 | -427.3 | — | — |
| 2022 | -458.6 | — | — |
| 2023 | -441.5 | — | — |
| 2024 | -544.7 | — | — |
| 2025 | -550.1 | — | — |
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 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 420 | 410 | May 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 420 | 410 | May 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 420 | 410 | Sep 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 420 | 410 | Sep 1991 | 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% | 1,680 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Jocassee | 774 MW | 9.2 km |
| Tennessee Creek | 11 MW | 23 km |
| Keowee | 158 MW | 25.4 km |
| Oconee | 2,667 MW | 25.4 km |
| Bear Creek Dam | 9 MW | 27 km |
| Thorpe | 22 MW | 27.7 km |