Santeetlah
Hydro power plant · Graham County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP
- County
- Graham County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among hydro plants in North Carolina
- #11 of 38
- EIA plant code
- 54898
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 23 MW | 20 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 23 MW | 20 MW | 1928 | 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
| Highest Power Solar, LLC | Solar | 49 MW |
| Eden Solar LLC | Solar | 48 MW |
| Nantahala | Hydro | 43 MW |
| Tuckertown Hydro | Hydro | 42 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 45 MW solar plant and a 45 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