Home › South Carolina › Largest Power Plants in South Carolina Largest Power Plants in South Carolina South Carolina has 259 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 26,685 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.
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# Plant State Fuel Capacity 1 Oconee South Carolina Nuclear 2,667 MW 2 Catawba South Carolina Nuclear 2,410 MW 3 Cross South Carolina Coal 2,390 MW 4 Bad Creek South Carolina Hydroelectric 1,584 MW 5 Winyah South Carolina Coal 1,260 MW 6 John S Rainey South Carolina Natural Gas 1,102 MW 7 Jasper South Carolina Natural Gas 1,068 MW 8 V C Summer South Carolina Nuclear 1,030 MW 9 Broad River Energy Center South Carolina Natural Gas 985 MW 10 W S Lee South Carolina Natural Gas 955 MW 11 Mill Creek (Sc) South Carolina Natural Gas 799 MW 12 Jocassee South Carolina Hydroelectric 774 MW 13 Wateree South Carolina Coal 772 MW 14 H B Robinson South Carolina Nuclear 769 MW 15 Urquhart South Carolina Natural Gas 759 MW 16 Columbia Energy Center (Sc) South Carolina Natural Gas 669 MW 17 Williams South Carolina Coal 660 MW 18 Fairfield Pumped Storage South Carolina Hydroelectric 587 MW 19 Cope South Carolina Natural Gas 417 MW 20 J Strom Thurmond South Carolina Hydroelectric 362 MW 21 Darlington County South Carolina Natural Gas 316 MW 22 Mcmeekin South Carolina Natural Gas 294 MW 23 Saluda Lexington South Carolina Hydroelectric 207 MW 24 Hagood South Carolina Natural Gas 177 MW 25 Keowee South Carolina Hydroelectric 158 MW 26 Jefferies South Carolina Hydroelectric 145 MW 27 Lone Star Solar South Carolina Battery Storage 132 MW 28 Hilton Head South Carolina Oil 118 MW 29 Myrtle Beach South Carolina Oil 112 MW 30 Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility South Carolina Biomass 110 MW 31 Florence Mill South Carolina Biomass 104 MW 32 Cherokee County Cogen South Carolina Natural Gas 101 MW 33 International Paper Georgetown Mill South Carolina Biomass 96 MW 34 Eastover Solar South Carolina Solar 92 MW 35 Wateree Hydro South Carolina Hydroelectric 91 MW 36 St Stephen South Carolina Hydroelectric 84 MW 37 Parr Gt South Carolina Natural Gas 84 MW 38 Palmetto Plains South Carolina Solar 75 MW 39 Twe Bowman Solar Project South Carolina Solar 75 MW 40 Huntley South Carolina Solar 75 MW 41 Allora Solar, Llc South Carolina Solar 75 MW 42 Centerfield Cooper Solar, Llc South Carolina Solar 75 MW 43 Gunsight Solar, Llc South Carolina Solar 75 MW 44 Shaw Creek Solar, Llc South Carolina Solar 75 MW 45 Beulah Solar South Carolina Solar 75 MW 46 Seabrook Solar South Carolina Solar 73 MW 47 Midlands South Carolina Solar 72 MW 48 Moffett Solar Project South Carolina Solar 71 MW 49 Lily Solar South Carolina Solar 70 MW 50 Bushy Park Combustion Turbine Facility South Carolina Natural Gas 65 MW
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