High Shoals Hydro (NC)
Hydro power plant · Lincoln County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Lincoln County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in North Carolina
- #32 of 38
- EIA plant code
- 10550
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 1934 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Carolina
| High Point, Fairfield | Other | 1.8 MW |
| High Point, POLO | Other | 1.8 MW |
| Lexington Health Center | Other | 1.8 MW |
| Lincolnton High School | Other | 1.8 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.8 MW solar plant and a 1.8 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Carolina power plants · What North Carolina actually generates