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Bad Creek P-2740
General information | |
| Waterway |
Bad Creek West Bad Creek |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Pumped Storage |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2740 |
| FERC project name | Bad Creek Pumped Storage |
| Permit issued | 7/27/77 |
| Permit expiration | 7/27/27 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
| Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
| Year first online (pumped storage) | 1991 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 4 |
| Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units | 1,296.0 MW |
| Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant | 2,056,836.3 MWH |
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