Cowans Ford hydroelectric plant

From Global Energy Monitor
Part of the
Global Hydropower Tracker,
a Global Energy Monitor project.
Report an error

Cowans Ford hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Stanley, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Cowans Ford hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1963[1] 350 MW[1] 4 x 87.5 MW[1] Run-of-river[2] Duke Energy Carolinas LLC [100%][3][4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Cowans Ford hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stanley, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States[1][4] Catawba River[4] 35.4346, -80.9588 (exact)[1][4]

The map below shows the exact location of the hydroelectric power plant:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global hydroelectric power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Hydropower Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240928140622/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221126094100/https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/cowans-ford-p-2232/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221105084850/https://www.duke-energy.com/our-company/about-us/power-plants. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)