Franchised Electric Utilities Benchmarks for Efficiency
Duke Energy’s franchised electric utilities produce more than 28,000 megawatts of capacity to serve approximately 3.9 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
- Duke Energy operates three nuclear stations. Learn more about these cost-efficient workhorses.
- Coal-Fired
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Learn how Duke Energy recycles water to store and produce electricity.
