Gaston Shoals
Blacksburg, South Carolina
- Capacity
- 6.7 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Hydroelectric
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC
- City
- Blacksburg
- County
- Cherokee County
- State
- South Carolina
- Operational date
- May 1908
- Balancing authority
- DUK
Gaston Shoals is a 6.7 MW hydroelectric power plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina. Operated by Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC, it has been operating since 1908. The facility is located in Cherokee County, within the DUK balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)