Power Plants in Pickens County, South Carolina

Pickens County, South Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 951 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity950 MWnameplate
Generation156.8k MWhannual
CO₂72.9kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 98%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
JocasseeSalemHydroelectric774 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
KeoweeSenecaHydroelectric158 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Duke Energy Chp At Clemson UniversityClemsonNatural Gas13.4 MWDuke Energy Carolinas, Llc
Central Energy FacilityClemsonNatural Gas5.5 MWClemson University - Main Campus
Cornell DubilierLibertyOil— MWSouth Carolina Public Service Authority

About power generation in Pickens County

Pickens County, South Carolina has 5 power plants totaling 951 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 98% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (2%) and Oil (0%). The largest facility is Jocassee at 774 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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