Power Plants Near 29230 — Columbia, SC

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 29230 (Columbia, South Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.1075, -81.0626 · County: Richland

Natural Gas 23%Hydroelectric 22%Nuclear 21%Coal 16%Solar 13%Battery Storage 3%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.7 mi	Columbia Canal Hydro Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	City Of Columbia Sc
8.9 mi	Coit Gt Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	39 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
9.5 mi	Mcmeekin Columbia, SC	Natural Gas	294 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
9.6 mi	Saluda Lexington Columbia, SC	Hydroelectric	207 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
12.1 mi	Otarre Solar Park Cayce, SC	Solar	2 MW	Tig Sun Energy Iv, Llc
15.6 mi	Richland County Landfill Lugoff, SC	Biomass	9 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
16.6 mi	Columbia Energy Center (Sc) Gaston, SC	Natural Gas	669 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
18.7 mi	Parr Hydro Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
18.8 mi	Parr Gt Jenkinsville, SC	Natural Gas	84 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
19.6 mi	V C Summer Jenkinsville, SC	Nuclear	1,030 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
20.6 mi	Fairfield Pumped Storage Jenkinsville, SC	Hydroelectric	587 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
22.9 mi	Gaston Ii Swansea, SC	Solar	8 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.2 mi	Gaston Solar I - Sc Gaston, SC	Solar	10 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.9 mi	Gunsight Solar, Llc Swansea, SC	Solar	75 MW	Gunsight Solar, Llc
24.1 mi	Allora Solar, Llc Gilbert, SC	Solar	75 MW	Allora Solar, Llc
24.5 mi	Champion Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	11 MW	Champion Solar, Llc
24.5 mi	Swamp Fox Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	11 MW	Swamp Fox Solar, Llc
24.8 mi	Camden South Carolina Lugoff, SC	Natural Gas	19 MW	Invista
24.8 mi	Odyssey Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	8 MW	Odyssey Solar, Llc
25.3 mi	Diamond Solar Pelion, SC	Solar	8 MW	Dp-C2 Episode 1 Llc
25.9 mi	Wateree Hydro Ridgeway, SC	Hydroelectric	91 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
27.2 mi	Eastover Solar Eastover, SC	Solar	92 MW	Eastover Solar, Llc
28.6 mi	Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility Eastover, SC	Biomass	110 MW	Sylvamo Corporation - Eastover
28.7 mi	Midway Green Solar Union, SC	Solar	13 MW	Midway Green Solar, Llc
31.2 mi	Beulah Solar Batesburg, SC	Solar	75 MW	Beulah Solar, Llc
31.7 mi	Rocky Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.8 mi	Wateree Eastover, SC	Coal	772 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
31.8 mi	Cedar Creek (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
31.9 mi	Wolf Pit Branch Solar, Llc Leesvile, SC	Solar	—	Wolf Pit Branch Solar, Llc
32.4 mi	Midlands St. Matthews, SC	Solar	72 MW	Cubico Usa, Llc
32.6 mi	Dearborn Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
32.7 mi	Great Falls (Sc) Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.9 mi	St. Matthews Solar Matthews, SC	Solar	10 MW	St. Matthews Solar, Llc
33.9 mi	Catalina Solar (Sc) Batesburg, SC	Solar	—	Catalina Solar, Llc
34.9 mi	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc Newberry, SC	Solar	3 MW	Hecate Energy West Newberry, Llc
35.4 mi	Fishing Creek Great Falls, SC	Hydroelectric	42 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
39.1 mi	Jamison Solar Farm Orangeburg, SC	Solar	1 MW	Jamison Solar Farm
39.3 mi	Saluda Solar Ii Saluda, SC	Solar	3 MW	Saluda Solar Ii, Llc
39.5 mi	Webb Forging Carlisle, SC	Oil	6 MW	Central Electric Power
39.8 mi	North Road Peak Oangeburg, SC	Oil	14 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
39.9 mi	Lone Star Solar Cameron, SC	Battery Storage	132 MW	Lone Star Solar
42.1 mi	Cameron Solar Cameron, SC	Solar	20 MW	Cameron Solar, Llc
42.2 mi	Crown Lancaster, SC	Solar	3 MW	Crown Solar Center, Llc
42.3 mi	Saluda Solar, Llc Saluda, SC	Solar	7 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.8 mi	Cameron Solar Ii Cameron, SC	Solar	4 MW	Cameron Solar Ii, Llc
43.3 mi	Peony Solar Springfield, SC	Solar	39 MW	Peony Solar, Llc
44.1 mi	Bull Street Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
44.3 mi	Neal Shoals Union, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
44.7 mi	Sce&g Springfield Csg Springfield, SC	Solar	6 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
45.7 mi	Lee County Landfill Bishopville, SC	Biomass	11 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
45.9 mi	Sr Cordova Cordova, SC	Solar	—	Sr Cordova, Llc
47.8 mi	Substation 20 Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
48.0 mi	Rowesville Rd Plant Orangeburg, SC	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Orangeburg - (Sc)
48.1 mi	Shining Sun Solar Elloree, SC	Solar	—	Shining Sun Solar
48.2 mi	Bishopville Solar Ii, Llc Bishopville, SC	Solar	10 MW	Bishopville Solar Ii, Llc
48.2 mi	Buzzard Roost Chappells, SC	Hydroelectric	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
48.5 mi	Gary Solar Bishopville, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.6 mi	Gaines Solar Bishopville, SC	Solar	2 MW	Gaines Solar
48.8 mi	Buzzard Roost Gt Chappells, SC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.7 mi	Shaw Creek Solar, Llc Aiken, SC	Solar	75 MW	Shaw Creek Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Columbia, South Carolina (ZIP 29230), with a combined 4,905 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Columbia Canal Hydro at 7.7 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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