13th largest plant in South Carolina · 448th nationally
Wateree is a coal power plant in South Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 772 MW. It generates roughly 1.7M MWh per year — enough to power about 166,095 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2053 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (772 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Wateree |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc |
| City | Eastover |
| County | Richland County |
| State | South Carolina |
| ZIP | 29044 |
| Coordinates | 33.82640, -80.62280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 386 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 386 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| CO₂ | 1.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 266 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 918 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2053 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.