Power Plants in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Cherokee County, North Carolina has 4 power plants totaling 168 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity168 MWnameplate
Generation262.3k MWhannual
Hydroelectric 98%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Hiwassee DamMurphyHydroelectric166 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Martins Creek Solar Nc, LlcMurphySolar0.9 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Murphy Farm Power, LlcCulbersonSolar0.9 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Cs Murphy Point, LlcMurphySolar0.9 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services

About power generation in Cherokee County

Cherokee County, North Carolina has 4 power plants totaling 168 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 98% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (2%). The largest facility is Hiwassee Dam at 165 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Cherokee County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.