Power Plants in Cherokee County, South Carolina

Cherokee County, South Carolina has 7 power plants totaling 1,913 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants7operating sites
Capacity1,913 MWnameplate
Generation537.6k MWhannual
CO₂261.2kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 99%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Broad River Energy CenterGaffneyNatural Gas985 MWBroad River Energy Llc
Mill Creek (Sc)BlacksburgNatural Gas799 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Cherokee County CogenGaffneyNatural Gas101 MWCherokee County Cogen Partners Llc
99 IslandsBlacksburgHydroelectric12.0 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Gaston ShoalsBlacksburgHydroelectric6.7 MWNorthbrook Carolina Hydro Ii, Llc
Mohea Solar Energy Center, LlcGaffneySolar5.0 MWMohea Solar Energy Center, Llc
Cherokee FallsBlacksburgHydroelectric4.3 MWHydroland Omega Llc

About power generation in Cherokee County

Cherokee County, South Carolina has 7 power plants totaling 1,913 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 99% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (1%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Broad River Energy Center at 985 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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