Celebrating 100 Years at Ninety-Nine Islands

摘要

Duke Energy's 18-MW Ninety-Nine Islands hydroelectric facility has provided a reliable source of clean, renewable power to the Piedmont Carolinas for 100 years and is positioned to continue operating well into the future. Ninety-Nine Islands is one of the 2010 inductees into the Hydro Hall of Fame.rnThe 18-MW Ninety-Nine Islands hydro station, near Blacksburg, S.C., was commissioned in 1910 and thus celebrated 100 years of service on May 27, 2010. At the time it was built, this project was part of Southern Power Company's rapidly growing generation portfolio, joining three other hydro stations on the Catawba River - 6.6-MW Catawba Hydro (completed in 1904), 24-MW Great Falls Hydro (completed in 1907), and 28-MW Rocky Creek Hydro (completed in 1909).