Power plants in South Carolina
212 operating power projects with 27,213 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
212
Nameplate capacity
27,213 MW
Counties with a plant
44
Operators
97
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 7,943 MW · 19Nuclear · 6,875 MW · 4Coal · 5,159 MW · 4Pumped storage · 3,041 MW · 3Solar · 1,999 MW · 128Hydro · 1,335 MW · 28Other fuels · 773 MW · 26Battery storage · 88 MW
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in South Carolina
Top 50 · All 212 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee | Nuclear | 2,667 | Oconee | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
| Cross | Coal | 2,452 | Berkeley | South Carolina Public Service Authority |
| Catawba | Nuclear | 2,410 | York | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
| Bad Creek | Pumped storage | 1,680 | Oconee | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
| Winyah | Coal | 1,276 | Georgetown | South Carolina Public Service Authority |
| John S Rainey | Natural gas | 1,154 | Anderson | South Carolina Public Service Authority |
| Jasper | Natural gas | 1,068 | Jasper | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc |
| V C Summer | Nuclear | 1,030 | Fairfield | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc |
| Broad River Energy Center | Natural gas | 985 | Cherokee | Broad River Energy LLC |
| W S Lee | Natural gas | 955 | Anderson | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
South Carolina power plants by fuel
Solar farms in South Carolina128 plants · 1,999 MWBattery storage projects in South Carolina3 projects · 88 MWNatural gas power plants in South Carolina19 plants · 7,939 MWCoal power plants in South Carolina4 plants · 5,159 MWNuclear power plants in South Carolina4 plants · 6,875 MWHydroelectric power plants in South Carolina28 plants · 1,335 MW
Newest plants in South Carolina
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Pruger Solar IISolar · 2 MW · Marion County · June 2026Beaverdam Renewable Energy CenterSolar · 40.8 MW · Laurens County · March 2026Parr GTNatural gas · 130.8 MW · Fairfield County · December 2025SR Lambert I, LLCSolar · 100 MW · Georgetown County · December 2025SR Lambert IISolar · 100 MW · Georgetown County · December 2025Ebbie Solar, LLCSolar · 10 MW · Marion County · December 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Oconee County4 plants · 4,360 MWBerkeley County7 plants · 3,414 MWYork County4 plants · 2,476 MWAnderson County12 plants · 2,133 MWCherokee County7 plants · 1,928 MWFairfield County4 plants · 1,763 MWGeorgetown County4 plants · 1,571 MWDarlington County15 plants · 1,160 MWJasper County4 plants · 1,158 MW
Largest operators in South Carolina
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC16 plants · 9,803 MW
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc14 plants · 6,193 MW
South Carolina Public Service Authority10 plants · 5,271 MW
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)2 plants · 1,085 MW
Broad River Energy LLC1 plant · 985 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 212 plants in South Carolina, by county
Abbeville County 1 plant
- Honea Path Oil · 2.9 MW
Aiken County 3 plants
- Urquhart Natural gas · 758.9 MW
- Shaw Creek Solar, LLC Solar · 74.9 MW
- Savannah River Site Biomass Cogen Wood biomass · 20.8 MW
Allendale County 5 plants
- Lily Solar Solar · 70 MW
- Allendale Biomass Wood biomass · 22.5 MW
- Estill Solar II Solar · 10.2 MW
- Southern Current One, LLC Solar · 10.2 MW
- Haley Solar Solar · 8.2 MW
Anderson County 12 plants
- John S Rainey Natural gas · 1,154.3 MW
- W S Lee Natural gas · 954.7 MW
- Hollidays Bridge Hydro Hydro · 4 MW
- Rocky River (SC) Hydro · 3.9 MW
- Pelzer Lower Hydro · 3.3 MW
- Bluebird Solar SC LLC Solar · 3 MW
- Pelzer Upper Hydro · 2 MW
- Whitt Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Anderson (SC) Solar · 2 MW
- Adams Solar · 2 MW
- Ace Solar Solar · 1 MW
- Pelzer Solar I Solar · 1 MW
Bamberg County 1 plant
- Denmark Solar Solar · 6 MW
Barnwell County 5 plants
- Blackville Solar II Solar · 20 MW
- Blackville Solar Farm, LLC Solar · 7.2 MW
- Barnwell Solar Solar · 5.4 MW
- Edison Solar Solar · 4.8 MW
- Richardson Solar Solar · 3.6 MW
Beaufort County 5 plants
- Hilton Head Oil · 117.9 MW
- Seabrook Solar Solar · 72.5 MW
- MCRD Parris Island PV Hybrid Solar · 17 MW
- Trask East Solar Solar · 12 MW
- Yemassee Solar Solar · 10 MW
Berkeley County 7 plants
- Cross Coal · 2,451.5 MW
- Williams Coal · 659.7 MW
- Jefferies Hydro · 145.2 MW
- St Stephen Hydro · 84 MW
- Bushy Park Combustion Turbine Facility Natural gas · 65.4 MW
- Omtanke Solar Solar · 6 MW
- Spillway Hydro · 2 MW
Calhoun County 6 plants
- Columbia Energy Center (SC) Natural gas · 668.5 MW
- Lone Star Solar Solar · 132 MW
- Midlands Solar · 72.1 MW
- Cameron Solar Solar · 20 MW
- St. Matthews Solar Solar · 10.2 MW
- Cameron Solar II Solar · 4.1 MW
Charleston County 1 plant
- Hagood Natural gas · 177.3 MW
Cherokee County 7 plants
- Broad River Energy Center Natural gas · 985 MW
- Mill Creek (SC) Natural gas · 799.2 MW
- Cherokee County Cogen Natural gas · 117.7 MW
- 99 Islands Hydro · 12 MW
- Gaston Shoals Hydro · 5.3 MW
- Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- Cherokee Falls Hydro · 4.3 MW
Chester County 3 plants
- Dearborn Hydro · 45 MW
- Fishing Creek Hydro · 42.3 MW
- Great Falls (SC) Hydro · 12 MW
Chesterfield County 2 plants
- Centerfield Cooper Solar, LLC Solar · 75 MW
- Ogburn Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Clarendon County 4 plants
- Abbot Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Bloom Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Bond Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Bonefish Solar Solar · 2 MW
Colleton County 1 plant
- Colleton Solar Farm Solar · 2.5 MW
Darlington County 15 plants
- H B Robinson Nuclear · 768.6 MW
- Darlington County Natural gas · 316 MW
- Sonoco Products Co Wood biomass · 38 MW
- Darlington Solar, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Jefferson Solar (SC) Solar · 8.2 MW
- 1634 Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Redwing Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Watauga Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Ashley Solar (SC) Solar · 2 MW
- Birch Solar (SC) Solar · 2 MW
- Chapman Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Marshall Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Stamey Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Tedder Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Luz Solar Solar · 1.1 MW
Dillon County 2 plants
- Whitetail Solar Solar · 10 MW
- Freedom Solar Solar · 5 MW
Dorchester County 1 plant
- Dorchester Biomass Wood biomass · 22.5 MW
Fairfield County 4 plants
- V C Summer Nuclear · 1,029.6 MW
- Fairfield Pumped Storage Pumped storage · 587.2 MW
- Parr GT Natural gas · 130.8 MW
- Parr Hydro Hydro · 15 MW
Florence County 10 plants
- Florence Mill Wood biomass · 91.5 MW
- Rankin Solar Center, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Bani Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Blacktip Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Goldenrod Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Sapphire Solar Solar · 2 MW
- South Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Willis Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Whitehall Solar LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Otis Elevator Company Solar Solar · 1 MW
Georgetown County 4 plants
- Winyah Coal · 1,275.8 MW
- SR Lambert I, LLC Solar · 100 MW
- SR Lambert II Solar · 100 MW
- International Paper Georgetown Mill Wood biomass · 95.6 MW
Greenville County 5 plants
- Saluda Dam Hydro · 2.4 MW
- White Horse Solar A Solar · 2 MW
- Berry Road Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Boyds Mill Hydro Hydro · 1.4 MW
- Piedmont Hydro Power Project Hydro · 1 MW
Greenwood County 4 plants
- Woodfields Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Augusta Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Briarwood Solar · 2 MW
- Gold Mine Solar · 1.5 MW
Hampton County 4 plants
- Estill Solar Solar · 20 MW
- Hampton Solar 2 Solar · 20 MW
- Hampton Solar I Solar · 6.8 MW
- SCE&G Curie CSG Solar · 2 MW
Horry County 5 plants
- Myrtle Beach Oil · 111.5 MW
- Landrace Holdings, LLC Solar · 55 MW
- Horry Land Fill Gas Site Landfill gas · 4.2 MW
- Runway Solar Farm Solar · 2 MW
- Bell Bay Solar Farm Solar · 1.6 MW
Jasper County 4 plants
- Jasper Natural gas · 1,068.2 MW
- Moffett Solar Project Solar · 71.4 MW
- Ridgeland Solar Project Solar · 10 MW
- SCE&G Nimitz CSG Solar · 8 MW
Kershaw County 1 plant
- Wateree Hydro Hydro · 90.5 MW
Lancaster County 2 plants
- Cedar Creek (SC) Hydro · 45 MW
- Crown Solar · 3 MW
Laurens County 2 plants
- Beaverdam Renewable Energy Center Solar · 40.8 MW
- Ware Shoals Hydro Project Hydro · 6.2 MW
Lee County 10 plants
- Bishopville Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Bishopville Solar II, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Lee County Landfill Landfill gas · 5.7 MW
- Gary Solar Solar · 2 MW
- River Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Vincent Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Gaines Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Weaver Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Thomas Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Magdaline Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Lexington County 11 plants
- McMeekin Natural gas · 293.6 MW
- Saluda Lexington Hydro · 207.3 MW
- Allora Solar, LLC Solar · 75 MW
- Gunsight Solar, LLC Solar · 75 MW
- Swamp Fox Solar Solar · 10.8 MW
- Champion Solar Solar · 10.8 MW
- Gaston Solar I - SC Solar · 10.2 MW
- Odyssey Solar Solar · 8.2 MW
- Diamond Solar Solar · 8.2 MW
- Gaston II Solar · 7.5 MW
- Otarre Solar Park Solar · 1.6 MW
Marion County 6 plants
- Ebbie Solar, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Cardinal Solar LLC Solar · 7 MW
- Pruger Solar II Solar · 2 MW
- Washington Solar (SC) Solar · 2 MW
- Washington Solar II (SC) Solar · 2 MW
- Jessamine Solar Solar · 1.9 MW
Marlboro County 3 plants
- Marlboro Mill Wood biomass · 51.4 MW
- Shorthorn Holdings Solar · 8.9 MW
- Hickson Solar, LLC Solar · 2.8 MW
McCormick County 1 plant
- J Strom Thurmond Hydro · 361.9 MW
Newberry County 1 plant
- Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC Solar · 3.3 MW
Oconee County 4 plants
- Oconee Nuclear · 2,666.7 MW
- Bad Creek Pumped storage · 1,680 MW
- Seneca City of Oil · 10 MW
- Valenite Oil · 2.9 MW
Orangeburg County 11 plants
- Cope Natural gas · 417.3 MW
- Palmetto Plains Solar · 75 MW
- TWE Bowman Solar Project Solar · 75 MW
- Huntley Solar · 75 MW
- Peony Solar Solar · 39 MW
- North Road Peak Oil · 14 MW
- Rowesville Rd Plant Natural gas · 9.6 MW
- SCE&G Springfield CSG Solar · 6.1 MW
- Bull Street Plant Natural gas · 2 MW
- Substation 20 Plant Natural gas · 2 MW
- Jamison Solar Farm Solar · 1.2 MW
Pickens County 4 plants
- Jocassee Pumped storage · 774 MW
- Keowee Hydro · 157.6 MW
- Duke Energy CHP at Clemson University Natural gas · 13.4 MW
- Central Energy Facility Natural gas · 5.5 MW
Richland County 4 plants
- Wateree Coal · 771.8 MW
- Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility Wood biomass · 109.6 MW
- Eastover Solar Solar · 91.6 MW
- Richland County Landfill Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
Saluda County 4 plants
- Catalina Solar (SC) Solar · 75 MW
- Beulah Solar Solar · 74.9 MW
- Saluda Solar, LLC Solar · 6.8 MW
- Saluda Solar II Solar · 3.4 MW
Spartanburg County 15 plants
- Pinson Solar Farm Solar · 20 MW
- BMW Manufacturing Co Landfill gas · 11.1 MW
- Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility Oil · 5.4 MW
- Spartanburg Water System Oil · 4.3 MW
- Limelight Solar III, LLC Solar · 3.6 MW
- Atood II Solar · 2 MW
- Limelight Solar II LLC Solar · 2 MW
- ATOOD Solar III LLC Solar · 2 MW
- AGA TAG Solar III LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Ballenger Road Solar A Solar · 2 MW
- Bryant Road Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Limelight Solar I, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Wellford Renewable Energy Plant Landfill gas · 1.6 MW
- Clifton Dam 3 Power Station Hydro · 1.2 MW
- Upper Pacolet Hydro Hydro · 1.1 MW
Union County 6 plants
- Lockhart Hydro · 18 MW
- Midway Green Solar Solar · 12.8 MW
- City West Diesel Plant Oil · 7.2 MW
- Webb Forging Oil · 5.8 MW
- Union Renewable Energy Facility Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Neal Shoals Hydro · 2.2 MW
Williamsburg County 2 plants
- Cherry Blossom Solar LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Sunflower Solar LLC Solar · 10 MW
York County 4 plants
- Catawba Nuclear · 2,410.2 MW
- Wylie Hydro · 60 MW
- Sediver Oil · 2.9 MW
- Thermal Kem Oil · 2.9 MW
Questions about power plants in South Carolina
How many power plants are in South Carolina?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 212 operating power projects in South Carolina, with 27,213 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in South Carolina?
Oconee in Oconee County, with 2,666.7 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Cross, with 2,451.5 MW.
How much of South Carolina's capacity is nuclear?
6,875 MW, about 25% of nameplate capacity. 4 projects have nuclear as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources