96th largest plant in South Carolina · 5951st nationally
Rowesville Rd Plant is a natural gas power plant in South Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 9.6 MW. It generates roughly 770 MWh per year — enough to power about 73 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 644 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Rowesville Rd Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Orangeburg - (Sc) |
| City | Orangeburg |
| County | Orangeburg County |
| State | South Carolina |
| ZIP | 29115 |
| Coordinates | 33.43664, -80.84739 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 248 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 644 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.