Jordan Hydroelectric Project
Hydro power plant · Chatham County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Jordan Hydroelectric LTD PTP
- County
- Chatham County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in North Carolina
- #28 of 38
- EIA plant code
- 58390
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMOD | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2012 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| WMOD | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2012 | 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.
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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 4.4 MW solar plant and a 4.4 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