Power Plants in South Carolina

South Carolina operates 259 power plants totaling 26,685 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 30%, followed by Nuclear (26%) and Coal (19%). The largest plant is Oconee at 2,666 MW.

Plants259operating sites
Capacity26,684 MWnameplate
Generation101.4M MWhannual
CO₂28.1Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 30%Nuclear 26%Coal 19%Hydroelectric 16%Solar 6%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. South Carolina operates another 139 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in South Carolina

PlantCityFuelCapacity
OconeeSenecaNuclear2,667 MW
CatawbaYorkNuclear2,410 MW
CrossCrossCoal2,390 MW
Bad CreekSalemHydroelectric1,584 MW
WinyahGeorgetownCoal1,260 MW
John S RaineyStarrNatural Gas1,102 MW
JasperHardeevilleNatural Gas1,068 MW
V C SummerJenkinsvilleNuclear1,030 MW
Broad River Energy CenterGaffneyNatural Gas985 MW
W S LeeWilliamstonNatural Gas955 MW
Mill Creek (Sc)BlacksburgNatural Gas799 MW
JocasseeSalemHydroelectric774 MW
WatereeEastoverCoal772 MW
H B RobinsonHartsvilleNuclear769 MW
UrquhartBeech IslandNatural Gas759 MW
Columbia Energy Center (Sc)GastonNatural Gas669 MW
WilliamsGoose CreekCoal660 MW
Fairfield Pumped StorageJenkinsvilleHydroelectric587 MW
CopeCopeNatural Gas417 MW
J Strom ThurmondClarks HillHydroelectric362 MW
Darlington CountyHartsvilleNatural Gas316 MW
McmeekinColumbiaNatural Gas294 MW
Saluda LexingtonColumbiaHydroelectric207 MW
HagoodCharleston HeightsNatural Gas177 MW
KeoweeSenecaHydroelectric158 MW
JefferiesMoncks CornerHydroelectric145 MW
Lone Star SolarCameronBattery Storage132 MW
Hilton HeadHilton Head IslandOil118 MW
Myrtle BeachMyrtle BeachOil112 MW
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilityEastoverBiomass110 MW
Florence MillFlorenceBiomass104 MW
Cherokee County CogenGaffneyNatural Gas101 MW
International Paper Georgetown MillGeorgetownBiomass95.6 MW
Eastover SolarEastoverSolar91.6 MW
Wateree HydroRidgewayHydroelectric90.5 MW
St StephenSt. StephenHydroelectric84.0 MW
Parr GtJenkinsvilleNatural Gas83.8 MW
Palmetto PlainsBowmanSolar75.0 MW
Twe Bowman Solar ProjectBowmanSolar75.0 MW
HuntleyBowmanSolar75.0 MW
Allora Solar, LlcGilbertSolar75.0 MW
Centerfield Cooper Solar, LlcChesterfieldSolar75.0 MW
Gunsight Solar, LlcSwanseaSolar75.0 MW
Shaw Creek Solar, LlcAikenSolar74.9 MW
Beulah SolarBatesburgSolar74.9 MW
Seabrook SolarSeabrookSolar72.5 MW
MidlandsSt. MatthewsSolar72.1 MW
Moffett Solar ProjectRidgelandSolar71.4 MW
Lily SolarMartinSolar70.0 MW
Bushy Park Combustion Turbine FacilityGoose CreekNatural Gas65.4 MW

By county

Oconee County4 plants · 4,263 MWBerkeley County8 plants · 3,355 MWYork County4 plants · 2,476 MWAnderson County13 plants · 2,084 MWCherokee County7 plants · 1,913 MWFairfield County5 plants · 1,715 MWGeorgetown County7 plants · 1,356 MWDarlington County23 plants · 1,162 MWJasper County5 plants · 1,157 MWRichland County6 plants · 1,031 MWPickens County5 plants · 950 MWCalhoun County6 plants · 906 MWAiken County3 plants · 854 MWOrangeburg County14 plants · 716 MWLexington County12 plants · 708 MWMccormick County1 plants · 361 MWBeaufort County6 plants · 229 MWCharleston County2 plants · 177 MWHorry County7 plants · 173 MWFlorence County10 plants · 128 MWAllendale County6 plants · 121 MWKershaw County2 plants · 109 MWChester County3 plants · 99 MWSaluda County4 plants · 85 MWChesterfield County3 plants · 77 MWMarlboro County3 plants · 63 MWSpartanburg County18 plants · 60 MWUnion County6 plants · 51 MWHampton County4 plants · 48 MWLancaster County2 plants · 48 MWBarnwell County7 plants · 41 MWLee County10 plants · 35 MWDorchester County1 plants · 22 MWWilliamsburg County3 plants · 20 MWDillon County4 plants · 15 MWGreenville County6 plants · 12 MWMarion County6 plants · 10 MWClarendon County4 plants · 8 MWGreenwood County6 plants · 7 MWLaurens County2 plants · 6 MWBamberg County1 plants · 6 MWGreenville County1 plants · 4 MWNewberry County1 plants · 3 MWAbbeville County1 plants · 2 MWColleton County3 plants · 2 MWNot In File County3 plants · 0 MWSumter County1 plants · 0 MW