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.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the South Carolina state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1OconeeSouth CarolinaNuclear2,667 MW
2CatawbaSouth CarolinaNuclear2,410 MW
3CrossSouth CarolinaCoal2,390 MW
4Bad CreekSouth CarolinaHydroelectric1,584 MW
5WinyahSouth CarolinaCoal1,260 MW
6John S RaineySouth CarolinaNatural Gas1,102 MW
7JasperSouth CarolinaNatural Gas1,068 MW
8V C SummerSouth CarolinaNuclear1,030 MW
9Broad River Energy CenterSouth CarolinaNatural Gas985 MW
10W S LeeSouth CarolinaNatural Gas955 MW
11Mill Creek (Sc)South CarolinaNatural Gas799 MW
12JocasseeSouth CarolinaHydroelectric774 MW
13WatereeSouth CarolinaCoal772 MW
14H B RobinsonSouth CarolinaNuclear769 MW
15UrquhartSouth CarolinaNatural Gas759 MW
16Columbia Energy Center (Sc)South CarolinaNatural Gas669 MW
17WilliamsSouth CarolinaCoal660 MW
18Fairfield Pumped StorageSouth CarolinaHydroelectric587 MW
19CopeSouth CarolinaNatural Gas417 MW
20J Strom ThurmondSouth CarolinaHydroelectric362 MW
21Darlington CountySouth CarolinaNatural Gas316 MW
22McmeekinSouth CarolinaNatural Gas294 MW
23Saluda LexingtonSouth CarolinaHydroelectric207 MW
24HagoodSouth CarolinaNatural Gas177 MW
25KeoweeSouth CarolinaHydroelectric158 MW
26JefferiesSouth CarolinaHydroelectric145 MW
27Lone Star SolarSouth CarolinaBattery Storage132 MW
28Hilton HeadSouth CarolinaOil118 MW
29Myrtle BeachSouth CarolinaOil112 MW
30Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilitySouth CarolinaBiomass110 MW
31Florence MillSouth CarolinaBiomass104 MW
32Cherokee County CogenSouth CarolinaNatural Gas101 MW
33International Paper Georgetown MillSouth CarolinaBiomass96 MW
34Eastover SolarSouth CarolinaSolar92 MW
35Wateree HydroSouth CarolinaHydroelectric91 MW
36St StephenSouth CarolinaHydroelectric84 MW
37Parr GtSouth CarolinaNatural Gas84 MW
38Palmetto PlainsSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
39Twe Bowman Solar ProjectSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
40HuntleySouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
41Allora Solar, LlcSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
42Centerfield Cooper Solar, LlcSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
43Gunsight Solar, LlcSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
44Shaw Creek Solar, LlcSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
45Beulah SolarSouth CarolinaSolar75 MW
46Seabrook SolarSouth CarolinaSolar73 MW
47MidlandsSouth CarolinaSolar72 MW
48Moffett Solar ProjectSouth CarolinaSolar71 MW
49Lily SolarSouth CarolinaSolar70 MW
50Bushy Park Combustion Turbine FacilitySouth CarolinaNatural Gas65 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in South Carolina. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/south-carolina

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