Cowans Ford
Stanley, North Carolina
- Capacity
- 350 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Hydroelectric
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- City
- Stanley
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- North Carolina
- Operational date
- September 1963
- Balancing authority
- DUK
Cowans Ford is a 350 MW hydroelectric power plant in Stanley, North Carolina. Operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, it has been operating since 1963. The facility is located in Lincoln County, within the DUK balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)