Franchised Electric Utilities Benchmarks for Efficiency
Duke Energy’s franchised electric utilities produce approximately 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity to serve approximately 4 million customers in the Carolinas, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The company has a diverse mix of generation resources, including nuclear, coal-fired, oil- and natural gas-fired, and hydroelectric power plants.
- Nuclear Plants
- Duke Energy operates three nuclear stations. Learn more about these cost-efficient workhorses.
- Coal-Fired Plants
- Most of the electricity generated in this country comes from coal-burning power plants.
- Allen Steam Station
- Belews Creek Steam Station
- Buck Steam Station
- Cayuga Station
- Cliffside Steam Station
- Dan River Steam Station
- East Bend Station
- Edwardsport Station
- Gallagher Station
- Gibson Station
- Lee Steam Station
- Marshall Steam Station
- Riverbend Steam Station
- Wabash River Station
- Conventional Hydro Plants
- Hydroelectricity is a clean and renewable energy resource.
- Bridgewater Hydro Station
- Rhodhiss Hydro Station
- Oxford Hydro Station
- Lookout Shoals Hydro Station
- Cowans Ford Hydro Station
- Mountain Island Hydro Station
- Lake Wylie Hydro Station
- Fishing Creek Hydro Station
- Great Falls and Dearborn Hydro Stations
- Rocky Creek and Cedar Creek Hydro Stations
- Wateree Hydro Station
- Keowee Hydro Station
- Markland Hydro Station
- Other Hydro Stations
- Nantahala Area Stations
- Hydro Station Siren Tests
- Oil / Gas-Fired Plants
- To help meet peak energy demand, Duke Energy operates oil and natural-gas-burning turbine units. Learn more about these peakers.
- Buzzard Roost Station
- Cayuga Combustion Turbine Station
- Connersville Peaking Station
- Henry County Peaking Station
- Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station
- Madison Peaking Station
- Miami-Wabash Peaking Station
- Mill Creek Combustion Turbine Station
- Noblesville Station
- Rockingham Station
- Wabash River Repowering Station
- Wheatland Peaking Station
- Woodsdale Station
- Other Combustion Turbine Stations
- Pumped-Storage Hydro Plants
- Learn how Duke Energy recycles water to store and produce electricity.
