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Falls Hydro

Hydro power plant in Stanly County, North Carolina. 31.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC.

Also known as EIA plant 54895

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Key facts

Capacity
31.4 MWNameplate
Generators
3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
September 1919First generator online
Operator
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLCEIA operator ID 57280
Grid
YADBalancing authority YAD
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Stanly County, NC35.3944, −80.0753
EIA plant ID
54895EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Falls Hydro produces

Free · EIA-923

Net generation, 2025

93.6 GWh

93,557 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

34.0%

2024: 45.9%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

90.5–180.8

GWh a year. Low 2017, high 2020

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
200150,831Not reported12 of 12
200266,971Not reported12 of 12
2003180,272Not reported12 of 12
2004119,948Not reported12 of 12
2005112,870Not reported12 of 12
200692,244Not reported12 of 12
200776,468Not reported12 of 12
200867,673Not reported12 of 12
2009103,470Not reported12 of 12
2010117,03442.5%12 of 12
201193,96234.2%12 of 12
201288,47032.1%12 of 12
2013155,48056.5%12 of 12
2014115,72442.1%12 of 12
201597,19635.3%12 of 12
2016106,79838.7%12 of 12
201790,51732.9%12 of 12
2018159,40558.0%12 of 12
2019156,74857.0%12 of 12
2020180,75665.5%12 of 12
2021137,68450.1%12 of 12
2022117,04142.6%12 of 12
2023124,08745.1%12 of 12
2024126,52545.9%12 of 12
202593,55734.0%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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Water use

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No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
YF1Conventional Hydroelectric9.0March 1922
YF2Conventional Hydroelectric11.2September 1919
YF3Conventional Hydroelectric11.2September 1919

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Questions about Falls Hydro

How much power does Falls Hydro produce?

Falls Hydro reported 93,557 MWh (93.6 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 34.0% capacity factor on 31.4 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Falls Hydro?

Falls Hydro is in Stanly County, North Carolina, at 35.3944, −80.0753. It is in the Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. - Yadkin Division balancing area (YAD).

Who operates Falls Hydro?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 57280). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Falls Hydro start operating?

Its first generator began operating in September 1919, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
  • EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page