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.
Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. South Carolina operates another 139 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee | Seneca | Nuclear | 2,667 MW |
| Catawba | York | Nuclear | 2,410 MW |
| Cross | Cross | Coal | 2,390 MW |
| Bad Creek | Salem | Hydroelectric | 1,584 MW |
| Winyah | Georgetown | Coal | 1,260 MW |
| John S Rainey | Starr | Natural Gas | 1,102 MW |
| Jasper | Hardeeville | Natural Gas | 1,068 MW |
| V C Summer | Jenkinsville | Nuclear | 1,030 MW |
| Broad River Energy Center | Gaffney | Natural Gas | 985 MW |
| W S Lee | Williamston | Natural Gas | 955 MW |
| Mill Creek (Sc) | Blacksburg | Natural Gas | 799 MW |
| Jocassee | Salem | Hydroelectric | 774 MW |
| Wateree | Eastover | Coal | 772 MW |
| H B Robinson | Hartsville | Nuclear | 769 MW |
| Urquhart | Beech Island | Natural Gas | 759 MW |
| Columbia Energy Center (Sc) | Gaston | Natural Gas | 669 MW |
| Williams | Goose Creek | Coal | 660 MW |
| Fairfield Pumped Storage | Jenkinsville | Hydroelectric | 587 MW |
| Cope | Cope | Natural Gas | 417 MW |
| J Strom Thurmond | Clarks Hill | Hydroelectric | 362 MW |
| Darlington County | Hartsville | Natural Gas | 316 MW |
| Mcmeekin | Columbia | Natural Gas | 294 MW |
| Saluda Lexington | Columbia | Hydroelectric | 207 MW |
| Hagood | Charleston Heights | Natural Gas | 177 MW |
| Keowee | Seneca | Hydroelectric | 158 MW |
| Jefferies | Moncks Corner | Hydroelectric | 145 MW |
| Lone Star Solar | Cameron | Battery Storage | 132 MW |
| Hilton Head | Hilton Head Island | Oil | 118 MW |
| Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | Oil | 112 MW |
| Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility | Eastover | Biomass | 110 MW |
| Florence Mill | Florence | Biomass | 104 MW |
| Cherokee County Cogen | Gaffney | Natural Gas | 101 MW |
| International Paper Georgetown Mill | Georgetown | Biomass | 95.6 MW |
| Eastover Solar | Eastover | Solar | 91.6 MW |
| Wateree Hydro | Ridgeway | Hydroelectric | 90.5 MW |
| St Stephen | St. Stephen | Hydroelectric | 84.0 MW |
| Parr Gt | Jenkinsville | Natural Gas | 83.8 MW |
| Palmetto Plains | Bowman | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Twe Bowman Solar Project | Bowman | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Huntley | Bowman | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Allora Solar, Llc | Gilbert | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Centerfield Cooper Solar, Llc | Chesterfield | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Gunsight Solar, Llc | Swansea | Solar | 75.0 MW |
| Shaw Creek Solar, Llc | Aiken | Solar | 74.9 MW |
| Beulah Solar | Batesburg | Solar | 74.9 MW |
| Seabrook Solar | Seabrook | Solar | 72.5 MW |
| Midlands | St. Matthews | Solar | 72.1 MW |
| Moffett Solar Project | Ridgeland | Solar | 71.4 MW |
| Lily Solar | Martin | Solar | 70.0 MW |
| Bushy Park Combustion Turbine Facility | Goose Creek | Natural Gas | 65.4 MW |