Battery storageOperatingCPLW

Asheville-Rock Hill Battery

Battery storage project in Buncombe County, North Carolina. 8.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).

Also known as EIA plant 63064

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Key facts

Capacity
8.8 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
August 2020First generator online
Operator
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)EIA operator ID 3046
Grid
CPLWBalancing authority CPLW
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Buncombe County, NC35.5401, −82.5174
EIA plant ID
63064EIA plant page

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

How much power Asheville-Rock Hill Battery produces

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Net generation, 2025

−209 MWh

−209 MWh, final

Battery discharge, 2025

453 MWh

Charge 662 MWh

January to July 2026

−178 MWh

Provisional

Range, 2021 to 2025

−229.0–−160.0

MWh a year. Low 2022, high 2024

Annual net generation, MWh
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2019Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2020−54Not reported5 of 12
2021−205Not reported12 of 12
2022−229Not reported12 of 12
2023−216Not reported12 of 12
2024−160Not reported12 of 12
2025−209Not reported12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)−178Not reported7 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Battery plants can report negative net generation, when charging uses more energy than they discharge.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

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
ES1Batteries8.8August 2020

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator, which is not always the owner.

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Questions about Asheville-Rock Hill Battery

How much power does Asheville-Rock Hill Battery produce?

Asheville-Rock Hill Battery reported −209 MWh (−209 MWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported −178 MWh, which is provisional.

Where is Asheville-Rock Hill Battery?

Asheville-Rock Hill Battery is in Buncombe County, North Carolina, at 35.5401, −82.5174. It is in the Duke Energy Progress West balancing area (CPLW).

Who operates Asheville-Rock Hill Battery?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Duke Energy Progress - (NC) as the operator (EIA operator ID 3046). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Asheville-Rock Hill Battery start operating?

Its first generator began operating in August 2020, 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