Power Plants in Fairfield County, South Carolina

Fairfield County, South Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 1,716 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity1,715 MWnameplate
Generation7.8M MWhannual
CO₂56metric tons/year
Nuclear 60%Hydroelectric 35%Natural Gas 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
V C SummerJenkinsvilleNuclear1,030 MWDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Fairfield Pumped StorageJenkinsvilleHydroelectric587 MWDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Parr GtJenkinsvilleNatural Gas83.8 MWDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Parr HydroJenkinsvilleHydroelectric15.0 MWDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Rocky CreekGreat FallsHydroelectric— MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc

About power generation in Fairfield County

Fairfield County, South Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 1,716 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 60% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (35%) and Natural Gas (5%). The largest facility is V C Summer at 1,029 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Fairfield County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.