Power Plants Near 29685 — Sunset, SC

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 29685 (Sunset, South Carolina). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.9706, -82.8076 · County: Pickens

Natural Gas 37%Hydroelectric 34%Nuclear 28%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.1 mi	Jocassee Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	774 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
11.0 mi	Bad Creek Salem, SC	Hydroelectric	1,584 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
12.3 mi	Cornell Dubilier Liberty, SC	Oil	—	South Carolina Public Service Authority
12.7 mi	Keowee Seneca, SC	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
13.3 mi	Oconee Seneca, SC	Nuclear	2,667 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
20.1 mi	Saluda Dam Greenville, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
20.1 mi	Tennessee Creek Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
20.2 mi	Central Energy Facility Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	6 MW	Clemson University - Main Campus
20.2 mi	Duke Energy Chp At Clemson University Clemson, SC	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
21.2 mi	Seneca City Of Seneca, SC	Oil	10 MW	City Of Seneca - (Sc)
23.4 mi	Ace Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
23.5 mi	Whitt Solar Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
24.0 mi	Bear Creek Dam Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
24.8 mi	Adams Piedmont, SC	Solar	2 MW	Adams Solar Sc, Llc
25.3 mi	Valenite Westminster, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
25.5 mi	Cedar Cliff Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.6 mi	Thorpe Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
25.9 mi	Central Plant Greenville, SC	Oil	4 MW	Bob Jones University
26.0 mi	Bluebird Solar Sc Llc Pendleton, SC	Solar	3 MW	Bluebird Solar Llc
26.3 mi	Tuckasegee Tuckasegee, NC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
26.5 mi	White Horse Solar A Greenville, SC	Solar	2 MW	White Horse Solar A
27.0 mi	Piedmont Hydro Power Project Piedmont, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
27.7 mi	Pelzer Solar I Pelzer, SC	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
30.3 mi	Pelzer Upper Petzer, SC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
30.3 mi	Tuxedo Flat Rock, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Tuxedo, Llc
31.9 mi	Pelzer Lower Williamston, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
32.4 mi	Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc Rabun Gap, GA	Biomass	18 MW	Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc
33.1 mi	W S Lee Williamston, SC	Natural Gas	955 MW	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
33.7 mi	Anderson Regional Landfill Belton, SC	Biomass	3 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
33.8 mi	Anderson (Sc) Anderson, SC	Solar	2 MW	Anderson Solar Farm, Llc
35.1 mi	Innovative Solar 10 Canton, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
35.5 mi	Berry Road Solar Pelzer, SC	Solar	2 MW	Rpsc Solar 3, Llc
35.6 mi	Tugalo Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	45 MW	Georgia Power Co
36.0 mi	Bmw Manufacturing Co Greer, SC	Biomass	11 MW	Bmw Manufacturing Co Llc
36.2 mi	Franklin (Nc) Franklin, NC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
36.3 mi	Yonah Toccoa, GA	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.0 mi	Tallulah Falls Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.2 mi	Enoree Phase Ii Landfill Gas Recovery Greer, SC	Biomass	3 MW	Enerdyne Power Systems Inc
37.3 mi	Terrora Tallulah Falls, GA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Georgia Power Co
37.3 mi	Sawtell Solar Hendersonville, NC	Solar	3 MW	Sawtell Solar, Llc
37.5 mi	Innovative Solar 14, Llc Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
37.5 mi	Innovative Solar 16 Hendersonville, NC	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
37.8 mi	Asheville Arden, NC	Natural Gas	1,012 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
38.4 mi	Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Spartanburg, SC	Biomass	2 MW	Lockhart Power Co
39.3 mi	Hollidays Bridge Hydro Honea Path, SC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
39.6 mi	Ballenger Road Solar A Inman, SC	Solar	2 MW	Ballenger Road Solar A
39.9 mi	Enka Enka, NC	Coal	—	Basf Corporation
40.1 mi	Franklin Milliken Lavonia, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
42.1 mi	Nacoochee Lakemont, GA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Georgia Power Co
42.4 mi	Hartwell Lake Hartwell, GA	Hydroelectric	420 MW	Usce-Savannah District
42.6 mi	Asheville-Rock Hill Battery Asheville, NC	Other Fossil	9 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
42.6 mi	Biltmore Solar Fields Asheville, NC	Solar	2 MW	The Biltmore Company
43.1 mi	John S Rainey Starr, SC	Natural Gas	1,102 MW	South Carolina Public Service Authority
43.2 mi	Turner Shoals Mill Springs, NC	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
43.3 mi	Burton Dam Clayton, GA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Georgia Power Co
43.4 mi	Atood Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Atood Solar Iii Llc
43.4 mi	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Aga Tag Solar Iii Llc
43.6 mi	Hartwell Energy Facility Hartwell, GA	Natural Gas	360 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
44.4 mi	Honea Path Honea Path, SC	Oil	3 MW	Central Electric Power
45.8 mi	Pinson Solar Farm Woodruff, SC	Solar	20 MW	Cardinal Renewables
46.4 mi	Limelight Solar I, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Limelight Solar I, Llc
46.9 mi	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc Spartanburg, SC	Solar	4 MW	Limelight Solar Iii, Llc
47.2 mi	Lake Lure Lake Lure, NC	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Lake Lure Town Of
47.8 mi	Innovative Solar 6 Leicester, NC	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.9 mi	Riverside Bess Asheville, NC	Battery Storage	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
47.9 mi	Highway 9 Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
48.4 mi	Metropolitan Sewerage District Asheville, NC	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Metropolitan Sewerage District
48.5 mi	Spartanburg Water System Chesnee, SC	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Spartanburg Commissioners Pw
49.0 mi	Woodfin Woodfin, NC	Natural Gas	—	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.1 mi	Woodfin Solar Asheville, NC	Solar	5 MW	Duke Energy Progress - (Nc)
49.2 mi	Davis Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
49.4 mi	Beaverdam Renewable Energy Center Grey Court, SC	Solar	—	Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc
49.6 mi	Fairview Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	—	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc
49.6 mi	Boyds Mill Hydro Ware Shoals, SC	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northbrook Carolina Hydro Llc
49.8 mi	Bryant Road Solar Spartanburg, SC	Solar	2 MW	Jsd Flatwood Pv-1, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Sunset, South Carolina (ZIP 29685), with a combined 9,437 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Jocassee at 6.1 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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