Power plant · South Carolina, United States
Catawba Power Plant
Catawba Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in South Carolina, United States, with 2,410 MW of capacity, owned by North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 (37.5%), North Carolina El Member Corp (30.8%), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (19.2%) and 1 other.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Carolina | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1985 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 (37.5%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | North Carolina El Member Corp (30.8%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (19.2%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Piedmont Municipal Power Agny (12.5%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,410 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.0514, -81.0694 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Catawba is the 3rd-largest of 20 power plants in South Carolina and the 42nd-largest of 885 in the United States by capacity; its 2,410 MW is 0.28% of the 856,654 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3rd of 20 | 21,693 MW | 11% |
| United States | 42nd of 885 | 856,654 MW | 0.28% |
| All power plants in our data | 69th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | 0.14% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 data centers and 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexential Charlotte - South | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| TierPoint - Charlotte Data Center | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Battleground Mill | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Moss Mill & Mines | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Sericite Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
Owners, operator, grid operator and place
- North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1Owner · 37.5%
- North Carolina El Member CorpOwner · 30.8%
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCOwner · 19.2%
- Piedmont Municipal Power AgnyOwner · 12.5%
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCOperator
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCGrid operator
- Power plants in South Carolina, United States24
- Power plants in the United States1,844
- Nuclear power plants in the US60
- The United States: country profile
- Largest power plants
Other power plants in South Carolina
- Oconee2,667 MW
- Cross2,452 MW
- Bad Creek1,680 MW
- Winyah1,276 MW
- John S Rainey1,154 MW
- Jasper1,068 MW
- V C Summer1,030 MW
- Broad River Energy Center985 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.