Zion Hill BESS
Battery storage project in Brunswick County, North Carolina. 5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by North Carolina El Member Corp.
Also known as EIA plant 65247
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2024First generator online
- Operator
- North Carolina El Member CorpEIA operator ID 13683
- Grid
- CPLEBalancing authority CPLE
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Brunswick County, NC33.9939, −78.2245
- EIA plant ID
- 65247EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Zion Hill BESS produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−419 MWh
−419 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
500 MWh
Charge 919 MWh
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2024 to 2025
−473.0–−419.0
MWh a year. Low 2024, high 2025
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2022 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | −473 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | −419 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 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
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo 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
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAT1 | Batteries | 5.0 | December 2024 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists North Carolina El Member Corp as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Zion Hill BESS
How much power does Zion Hill BESS produce?
Zion Hill BESS reported −419 MWh (−419 MWh) of net generation in 2025.
Where is Zion Hill BESS?
Zion Hill BESS is in Brunswick County, North Carolina, at 33.9939, −78.2246. It is in the Duke Energy Progress East balancing area (CPLE).
Who operates Zion Hill BESS?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists North Carolina El Member Corp as the operator (EIA operator ID 13683). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Zion Hill BESS start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2024, 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