Power Plants in Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County, South Carolina has 3 power plants totaling 855 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity854 MWnameplate
Generation2.0M MWhannual
CO₂961.1kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 89%Solar 9%Biomass 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
UrquhartBeech IslandNatural Gas759 MWDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Shaw Creek Solar, LlcAikenSolar74.9 MWShaw Creek Solar
Savannah River Site Biomass CogenAikenBiomass20.8 MWAmeresco

About power generation in Aiken County

Aiken County, South Carolina has 3 power plants totaling 855 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 89% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (9%) and Biomass (2%). The largest facility is Urquhart at 758 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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