Ivy River Hydro
Hydro power plant · Madison County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Madison Hydro Partners
- County
- Madison County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in North Carolina
- #37 of 38
- EIA plant code
- 50890
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Hopewell Friends | Solar | 1.3 MW |
| Avalon Hydropower | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Mayberry Solar LLC | Solar | 1.2 MW |
| Sandy Cross Solar, LLC | Solar | 1.2 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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