Bad Creek

OperatingHydro

Ranked #1 of 32 Hydro plants in SC#10 of 1454 nationally

1680 MW Hydro operating in Oconee, SC — Duke Energy Carolinas

EIAGEMWD

1,680 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hydroelectric Pumped Storage

Technology

1991

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0075, -82.9975

County

Oconee, SC

Nearby Plants

Jocassee
Hydro774 MW · 9.2 km
Tennessee Creek
Hydro10.8 MW · 23.6 km
Keowee
Hydro157.6 MW · 25.4 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Duke Energy Carolinas	—
Owner(s)	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	Duke Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located 8 miles (13 km) north of Salem in Oconee County, South Carolina. The 1,065-megawatt (1,428,000 hp) power plant is owned by Duke Energy, and its last generator was commissioned in 1991.

Read more on Wikipedia

The Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station is a 1,680 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric plant located in Oconee County, South Carolina. It began operating in 1991 and is owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a subsidiary of Duke Energy. The plant consists of 4 generators using water as its primary fuel source. Bad Creek is the largest of 7 hydroelectric plants in South Carolina, and the 10th largest of 194 pumped storage plants nationally.

The plant's installed cost was $784.75 per kW, according to filings with FERC. Bad Creek operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority, which is part of the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $25 per MWh. News coverage of the plant has focused on grid-related (7 articles) and regulatory (3 articles) topics.

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Duke Energy Carolinas

Grid Voltage

500 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

−29.2K MWh

Net Charging

-550.1K MWh

Annual Net Energy

-3.7%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1, FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH

$25.0/MWh

PPA Price

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Contract Seller

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (10)Beta

Regulatory·permitting

Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

Duke Energy Progress (other)Duke Energy Carolinas (other)

Federal Register (FERC)·1 weeks ago

Regulatory·permitting

Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

Duke Energy Progress (applicant)Duke Energy Carolinas (applicant)

Federal Register (FERC)·1 weeks ago

Regulatory·permitting

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

Duke Energy Carolinas (other)

Federal Register (FERC)·3 weeks ago