Power Plants Near 29172 — West Columbia, SC

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 29172 (West Columbia, South Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.9000, -81.0910 · County: Lexington

Natural Gas 28%Hydroelectric 19%Nuclear 19%Solar 16%Coal 14%Battery Storage 2%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.2 mi	Otarre Solar Park Cayce, SC	Solar	2 MW	Tig Sun Energy Iv, Llc
4.7 mi	Columbia Energy Center (Sc) Gaston, SC	Natural Gas	669 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
6.3 mi	Coit Gt Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	39 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
7.1 mi	Columbia Canal Hydro Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	City Of Columbia Sc
8.5 mi	Gaston Ii Swansea, SC	Solar	8 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
8.7 mi	Gaston Solar I - Sc Gaston, SC	Solar	10 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
9.7 mi	Gunsight Solar, Llc Swansea, SC	Solar	75 MW	Gunsight Solar, Llc
12.1 mi	Swamp Fox Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	11 MW	Swamp Fox Solar, Llc
12.2 mi	Champion Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	11 MW	Champion Solar, Llc
12.6 mi	Odyssey Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	8 MW	Odyssey Solar, Llc
12.8 mi	Saluda Lexington Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	207 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
13.0 mi	Mcmeekin Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	294 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
13.1 mi	Diamond Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	8 MW	Dp-C2 Episode 1 Llc
17.7 mi	Allora Solar, Llc Gilbert, SC	Solar	75 MW	Allora Solar, Llc
19.3 mi	Midlands St. Matthews, SC	Solar	72 MW	Cubico Usa, Llc
20.9 mi	Wolf Pit Branch Solar, Llc Leesvile, SC	Solar	—	Wolf Pit Branch Solar, Llc
22.2 mi	Richland County Landfill Lugoff, SC	Biomass	9 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
24.1 mi	St. Matthews Solar Matthews, SC	Solar	10 MW	St. Matthews Solar, Llc
25.5 mi	Eastover Solar Eastover, SC	Solar	92 MW	Eastover Solar, Llc
25.9 mi	Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility Eastover, SC	Biomass	110 MW	Sylvamo Corporation - Eastover
26.6 mi	North Road Peak Oangeburg, SC	Oil	14 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
26.8 mi	Jamison Solar Farm Orangeburg, SC	Solar	1 MW	Jamison Solar Farm
27.3 mi	Wateree Eastover, SC	Coal	772 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
27.7 mi	Beulah Solar Batesburg, SC	Solar	75 MW	Beulah Solar, Llc
28.5 mi	Parr Hydro Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
28.7 mi	Parr Gt Jenkinsville, SC	Natural Gas	84 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
29.1 mi	Peony Solar Springfield, SC	Solar	39 MW	Peony Solar, Llc
29.3 mi	Catalina Solar (Sc) Batesburg, SC	Solar	—	Catalina Solar, Llc
30.4 mi	V C Summer Jenkinsville, SC	Nuclear	1,030 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
30.6 mi	Sce&g Springfield Csg Springfield, SC	Solar	6 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
31.1 mi	Bull Street Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
31.2 mi	Lone Star Solar Cameron, SC	Battery Storage	132 MW	Lone Star Solar
31.2 mi	Fairfield Pumped Storage Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	587 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
31.5 mi	Cameron Solar Cameron, SC	Solar	20 MW	Cameron Solar, Llc
32.2 mi	Cameron Solar Ii Cameron, SC	Solar	4 MW	Cameron Solar Ii, Llc
32.6 mi	Sr Cordova Cordova, SC	Solar	—	Sr Cordova, Llc
33.9 mi	Camden South Carolina Lugoff, SC	Natural Gas	19 MW	Invista
34.9 mi	Substation 20 Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
34.9 mi	Rowesville Rd Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
37.2 mi	Cope Cope, SC	Natural Gas	417 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
37.4 mi	Wateree Hydro Ridgeway, SC	Hydroelectric	91 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.9 mi	Saluda Solar Ii Saluda, SC	Solar	3 MW	Saluda Solar Ii, Llc
38.3 mi	Denmark Solar Denmark, SC	Solar	6 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
38.7 mi	Shining Sun Solar Elloree, SC	Solar	—	Shining Sun Solar
39.6 mi	Blackville Solar Ii Blackville, SC	Solar	20 MW	Dp-C2 Episode 1 Llc
39.7 mi	Blackville Solar Farm, Llc Blackville, SC	Solar	7 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
39.9 mi	Midway Green Solar Union, SC	Solar	13 MW	Midway Green Solar, Llc
39.9 mi	Crossroads Solar Elko, SC	Battery Storage	—	Crossroads Solar
39.9 mi	Saluda Solar, Llc Saluda, SC	Solar	7 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
40.0 mi	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc Newberry, SC	Solar	3 MW	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc
41.2 mi	Shaw Creek Solar, Llc Aiken, SC	Solar	75 MW	Shaw Creek Solar
44.8 mi	Palmetto Plains Bowman, SC	Solar	75 MW	Cubico Usa, Llc
45.5 mi	Richardson Solar Barnswell, SC	Solar	4 MW	Dp-C2 Episode 1 Llc
45.9 mi	Rocky Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.0 mi	Cedar Creek (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.2 mi	Bond Solar Summerton, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.7 mi	Twe Bowman Solar Project Bowman, SC	Solar	75 MW	Twe Bowman Solar Project, Llc
46.9 mi	Dearborn Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
46.9 mi	Great Falls (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.0 mi	Huntley Bowman, SC	Solar	75 MW	Cubico Usa, Llc
47.7 mi	Bloom Solar Summerton, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.2 mi	Barnwell Solar Barnwell, SC	Solar	5 MW	Barnwell Solar, Llc
48.4 mi	Edison Solar Barnwell, SC	Solar	5 MW	Dp-C2 Episode 1 Llc
49.7 mi	Fishing Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	42 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
50.0 mi	Brogdon Family Solar Park Alcolu, SC	Solar	—	Solargen Of South Carolina, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of West Columbia, South Carolina (ZIP 29172), with a combined 5,559 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 39 of the 65 nearby plants. The closest plant is Otarre Solar Park at 3.2 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in South Carolina, visit the South Carolina state page.

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