Power Plants Near 29178 — Whitmire, SC

77 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 29178 (Whitmire, South Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.4955, -81.6060 · County: Newberry

Natural Gas 45%Nuclear 39%Hydroelectric 12%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.8 mi	Webb Forging Carlisle, SC	Oil	6 MW	Central Electric Power
13.2 mi	Midway Green Solar Union, SC	Solar	13 MW	Midway Green Solar, Llc
14.7 mi	Union Renewable Energy Facility Enoree, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Lockhart Power Co
14.7 mi	Neal Shoals Union, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
15.9 mi	City West Diesel Plant Union, SC	Oil	7 MW	Lockhart Power Co
17.2 mi	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc Newberry, SC	Solar	3 MW	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc
20.4 mi	Fairfield Pumped Storage Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	587 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
21.4 mi	Lockhart Lockhart, SC	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Lockhart Power Co
21.5 mi	V C Summer Jenkinsville, SC	Nuclear	1,030 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
22.4 mi	Parr Gt Jenkinsville, SC	Natural Gas	84 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
22.5 mi	Parr Hydro Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
26.3 mi	Beaverdam Renewable Energy Center Grey Court, SC	Solar	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.2 mi	Buzzard Roost Chappells, SC	Hydroelectric	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
28.4 mi	Buzzard Roost Gt Chappells, SC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
28.9 mi	Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility Pacolet, SC	Oil	5 MW	Lockhart Power Co
30.1 mi	Pinson Solar Farm Woodruff, SC	Solar	20 MW	Cardinal Renewables
30.5 mi	Upper Pacolet Hydro Pacolet, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Lockhart Power Co
33.9 mi	Boyds Mill Hydro Ware Shoals, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
34.3 mi	Saluda Solar Ii Saluda, SC	Solar	3 MW	Saluda Solar Ii, Llc
36.3 mi	Ware Shoals Hydro Project Ware Shoals, SC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
36.8 mi	Woodfields Solar Greenwood, SC	Solar	2 MW	Woodfields Solar, Llc
36.9 mi	Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Converse, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Converse Energy Inc
37.6 mi	99 Islands Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
37.6 mi	Mcmeekin Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	294 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
37.7 mi	Limelight Solar Ii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar Ii Llc
37.8 mi	Saluda Lexington Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	207 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
37.8 mi	Saluda Solar, Llc Saluda, SC	Solar	7 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
38.1 mi	Beulah Solar Batesburg, SC	Solar	75 MW	Beulah Solar, Llc
38.1 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
38.3 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
38.7 mi	Atood Ii Cowpens, SC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
39.1 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
39.4 mi	Augusta Solar Greenwood, SC	Solar	2 MW	Augusta Solar, Llc
39.4 mi	Cherokee Falls Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Hydroland Omega Llc
39.9 mi	Cherokee County Cogen Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	101 MW	Cherokee County Cogen Partners Llc
40.1 mi	Briarwood Greenwood, SC	Solar	2 MW	Briarwood Solar, Llc
40.2 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
40.2 mi	Sediver York, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
40.3 mi	Broad River Energy Center Gaffney, SC	Natural Gas	985 MW	Broad River Energy Llc
40.6 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
40.7 mi	Thermal Kem Rock Hill, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
40.9 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
40.9 mi	Great Falls (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.9 mi	Dearborn Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
40.9 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
40.9 mi	Catalina Solar (Sc) Batesburg, SC	Solar	—	Catalina Solar, Llc
41.0 mi	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc Gaffney, SC	Solar	5 MW	Mohea Solar Energy Center, Llc
41.2 mi	Fishing Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	42 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.6 mi	Rocky Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
41.7 mi	Cedar Creek (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
42.3 mi	Berry Road Solar Pelzer, SC	Solar	2 MW	Rpsc Solar 3, Llc
42.6 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
42.6 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
42.6 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
42.8 mi	Allora Solar, Llc Gilbert, SC	Solar	75 MW	Allora Solar, Llc
43.4 mi	Honea Path Honea Path, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
43.8 mi	Hollidays Bridge Hydro Honea Path, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
44.4 mi	Gaston Shoals Blacksburg, SC	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
45.9 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
45.9 mi	Gold Mine Bradley, SC	Solar	2 MW	Gold Mine Solar, Llc
46.9 mi	Columbia Canal Hydro Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	City Of Columbia Sc
47.0 mi	Mill Creek (Sc) Blacksburg, SC	Natural Gas	799 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.2 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
47.3 mi	Beetle Solar Mooresboro, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.6 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
47.7 mi	W S Lee Williamston, SC	Natural Gas	955 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
47.9 mi	Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility Kings Mountain, NC	Natural Gas	736 MW	Southern Power Co
48.1 mi	Coit Gt Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	39 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
48.5 mi	Broad River Solar, Llc Mooresboro, NC	Solar	50 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.6 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
48.7 mi	Roper Farm, Llc Grover, NC	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
49.0 mi	Catawba York, SC	Nuclear	2,410 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.0 mi	Anderson Regional Landfill Belton, SC	Biomass	3 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
49.3 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
49.3 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
49.8 mi	Wylie Fort Mill, SC	Hydroelectric	60 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.9 mi	Dixon Dairy Road Solar Kings Mountain, NC	Solar	4 MW	Palmetto Power Management Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 77 power plants within 50 miles of Whitmire, South Carolina (ZIP 29178), with a combined 8,867 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 77 nearby plants. The closest plant is Webb Forging at 7.8 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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