Keowee Hydroelectric Station

USA / South Carolina / Six Mile / Old Pickens Church Rd.
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Owner/Operator :Duke Energy Inc.

The two-unit Keowee Hydro Station is located in Pickens County, S.C. It provides backup power to Oconee Nuclear Station—making Oconee the only nuclear station in the United States to have an onsite hydroelectric station to provide backup power.

Capacity: 158 megawatts
Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
Commercial Date: 1971

x2 Water Turb. (Hydro-electric Pwrd) Gen. set
= 158 MW max total Gen. capcity

Old pickens Church Rd., Seneca, SC 29672, USA
(864) 885-3199

www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/hydro/keowee.asp
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Coordinates:   34°47'54"N   82°53'13"W
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