Power Plants in Jackson County, North Carolina

Jackson County, North Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 51 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity50 MWnameplate
Generation94.9k MWhannual
Hydroelectric 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
ThorpeTuckasegeeHydroelectric21.6 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Tennessee CreekTuckasegeeHydroelectric10.8 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Bear Creek DamTuckasegeeHydroelectric9.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Cedar CliffTuckasegeeHydroelectric6.4 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
TuckasegeeTuckasegeeHydroelectric3.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc

About power generation in Jackson County

Jackson County, North Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 51 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity. The largest facility is Thorpe at 21 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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