Riverside Bess

🔋 Battery StorageElectric Utility
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameRiverside Bess
OperatorDuke Energy Progress - (Nc)
CityAsheville
CountyBuncombe County
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP28804
Coordinates35.64234, -82.59730

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
ES1BatteriesBattery5.0 MWIndef Postponed

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityDuke Energy Progress West

What this means

Battery storage facilities don't generate electricity — they store it. They charge from the grid (often from solar during the day) and discharge during peak demand or to firm up renewables. EIA classifies them as power plants because they connect to the grid like one.

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