List of power stations in South Carolina

Sources of South Carolina utility-scale electricity generation, full-year 2023:[1]

  Nuclear (54.6%)

  Natural gas (23.8%)

  Coal (14.9%)

  Solar (2.7%)

  Hydroelectric (2%)

  Biomass (1.9%)

  Petroleum (0.1%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of South Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, South Carolina had a total summer capacity of 24,286 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 98,709 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 54.6% nuclear, 23.8% natural gas, 14.9% coal, 2.7% solar, 2% hydroelectric, 1.9% biomass, and 0.1% petroleum.[1]

South Carolina is the nation's third largest producer of nuclear power, with four nuclear plants. Natural gas has been the most rapidly growing source of generation; quadrupling over the decade starting 2010.[3] Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

Nuclear power stations

Plant	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Catawba Nuclear Station	35°03′01″N 81°04′10″W	2,310	1985 (Unit 1 - 1160MW) 1986 (Unit 2 - 1150MW)
H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station	34°24′06″N 80°09′32″W	741	1971
Oconee Nuclear Station	34°47′38″N 82°53′55″W	2,554	1973 (Unit 1 - 847MW) 1974 (Unit 2 - 848MW) 1974 (Unit 3 - 859MW)
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station	34°17′54″N 81°18′55″W	971	1984

Fossil-fuel power stations

Coal

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Coal type	Year opened	Operational/closure date	Refs
Canadys Station	Colleton County	33°03′52″N 80°37′25″W	490		1962 (Unit 1 - 136MW) 1964 (Unit 2 - 136MW) 1967 (Unit 3 - 218MW)	Closed 2012 - Unit 1 2017 - Units 2 & 3^[A]	[5]
Cope Station	Orangeburg County	33°22′01″N 81°02′04″W	430	^[B]	1996 (Unit 1)	Operational Coal use to cease in 2030	[6][7]
Cross Generating Station	Berkeley County	33°22′19″N 80°06′20″W	2,390	^[C]	1984 (Unit 1 - 556MW) 1995 (Unit 2 - 591MW) 2007 (Unit 3 - 591MW) 2008 (Unit 4 - 652MW)	Operational	[8]
Jefferies Generating Station	Berkeley County	33°14′40″N 79°59′27″W	346		1970 (Unit 1 - 173MW) 1970 (Unit 2 - 173MW)	Closed - 2012	[9][10]
Wateree Station	Richland County	33°49′43″N 80°37′21″W	772		1970 (Unit 1 - 386MW) 1971 (Unit 2 - 386MW)	Operational Plant to close in 2028	[11][12][7]
Williams Station	Berkeley County	33°01′22″N 79°55′39″W	633		1973 (Unit 1)	Operational Plant to close in 2028	[13][7]
Winyah Generating Station	Georgetown County	33°19′49″N 79°21′27″W	1,260		1975 (Unit 1 - 315MW) 1977 (Unit 2 - 315MW) 1980 (Unit 3 - 315MW) 1981 (Unit 4 - 315MW)	Operational Two units to close by 2023 Two units to close by 2027	[12][14]

^A Units 2 and 3 were originally planned to be converted to natural gas as an interim step to closure, but those plans were abandoned.[15][16]
^B Fueled by mix of coal and natural gas
^C Units 3 and 4 are permitted to fire up to 30% petcoke by weight on either boiler.^[citation needed]

Natural gas

Plant	County	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Columbia Energy Center	Calhoun	33°52′11″N 81°01′04″W	543	2004
Jasper	Jasper	32°21′34″N 81°07′27″W	852	2004
John S. Rainey Generating Station	Anderson	34°20′52″N 82°46′28″W	460	2001
Urquhart	Aiken	33°26′06″N 81°54′40″W	452	2002
W.S. Lee Steam Station	Anderson	34°36′08″N 82°26′06″W	890	2018

Renewable power stations

Biomass

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Florence Mill	34°08′59″N 79°33′38″W	98.8	1963/1974/1987
International Paper Eastover	33°53′14″N 80°38′23″W	103.0	1984/1991
International Paper Georgetown Mill	33°21′37″N 79°18′09″W	80.4	1966/1984
Kapstone	32°54′00″N 79°58′00″W	85.0	1999
Marlboro Mill	34°36′18″N 79°47′06″W	34.2	2010
Sonoco Products	34°23′07″N 80°04′04″W	38.0	1947/1957

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in South Carolina

J. Strom Thurmond Dam

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Hartwell Dam	34°21′28″N 82°49′17″W	421	1962	[17]
J. Strom Thurmond Dam	33°39′39″N 82°11′59″W	361.9	1953/1954	[18]
Jefferies Hydroelectric Station	33°14′40″N 79°59′27″W	145.2	1942	[18][19]
Parr Hydro	34°15′41″N 81°19′51″W	15.0	1914/1921	[18][20]
Richard B. Russell Dam power plant	34°01′30″N 82°35′39″W	300	1985	[21]
Saluda Dam	34°03′12″N 81°13′04″W	207.3	1996	[18]

Solar

See also: Solar power in South Carolina

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Centerfield Solar	34°42′11″N 80°07′34″W	75.0	2020
Moffett Solar	32°38′13″N 80°59′24″W	69.5	2017
Palmetto Plains	33°20′25″N 80°41′50″W	75.0	2019
Peony Solar	33°30′07″N 81°15′14″W	39.0	2018
Seabrook Solar	32°33′52″N 80°44′31″W	72.5	2019
Shaw Creek Solar	33°40′29″N 81°45′16″W	74.9	2019

Storage power stations

Pumped storage

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station	35°00′42″N 83°01′16″W	1,060	1991
Fairfield Pumped Storage	34°18′22″N 81°19′51″W	576	1978	[20]
Lake Jocassee Power Station	34°57′34″N 82°54′53″W	780	1973/1975
Richard B. Russell pumped storage	34°01′30″N 82°35′39″W	300	1996	[21]

See also

• List of power stations in the United States
• List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

References

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