68th largest plant in South Carolina · 4902nd nationally
Camden South Carolina is a natural gas power plant in South Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 19.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Camden South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Operator | Invista |
| City | Lugoff |
| County | Kershaw County |
| State | South Carolina |
| ZIP | 29078 |
| Coordinates | 34.23380, -80.65580 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | Out of Service | 1993 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.5 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.5 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Progress East |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.