WALTERS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Haywood County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1930
- EIA plant ID
- 2715
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 275 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.7746, -83.0991
WALTERS, a 108 MW Hydro power plant in Haywood County, North Carolina. Operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned 1930.
How WALTERS compares
With 108 MW of capacity, WALTERS ranks 31st among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 7th of the 36 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.6% of North Carolina's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 166th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1930, it is older than 91% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, runs 13 operating plants in North Carolina totaling 11,962 MW.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 108 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 275 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is COSBY, about 8.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MARSHALL (5 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Netriplex in Asheville, about 36.3 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WALTERS is a 108 MW hydro power plant in Haywood County, NC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, commissioned in 1930. Haywood County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Haywood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 55.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 22.6 |
Perils not assessed in Haywood County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Heat wave | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Haywood County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.