70th largest plant in South Carolina · 5010th nationally
Mcrd Parris Island Pv Hybrid is a natural gas power plant in South Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 17.0 MW. It generates roughly 31.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,003 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1021 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mcrd Parris Island Pv Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ameresco Federal Solutions |
| City | Parris Island |
| County | Beaufort County |
| State | South Carolina |
| ZIP | 29905 |
| Coordinates | 32.32940, -80.69472 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRDMT | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| TBESS | Batteries | Battery | 4.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CHPP | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| BAKUP | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CARPT | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BKST2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| BLKST | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mcrd Parris Island / U.s. Marine Corps | Parris Island, SC | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 16.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 45 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1021 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Dominion Energy South Carolina |
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.