List of power stations in South Carolina facts for kids
Sources of South Carolina utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021 Nuclear (53.8%) Natural Gas (23.3%) Coal (15.2%) Hydroelectric (4.0%) Biomass (2.3%) Solar (2.3%) 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 2020, South Carolina had a total summer capacity of 24,122 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 98,529 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 53.8% nuclear, 23.3% natural gas, 15.2% coal, 4% hydroelectric, 2.3% biomass, 2.3% solar, and 0.1% petroleum.
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. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Contents
Nuclear power stations
| Plant | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Nuclear Station | 35°03′01″N 81°04′10″W / 35.05014°N 81.0694°W | 2,310 | 1985 (Unit 1- 1160MW) 1986 (Unit 2- 1150MW) |
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| H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station | 34°24′06″N 80°09′32″W / 34.4017°N 80.1589°W | 741 | 1971 | |
| Oconee Nuclear Station | 34°47′38″N 82°53′55″W / 34.7939°N 82.8986°W | 2,554 | 1973 (Unit 1- 847MW) 1974 (Unit 2- 848MW) 1974 (Unit 3- 859MW) |
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| Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station | 34°17′54″N 81°18′55″W / 34.2983°N 81.3153°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 / 33.06444°N 80.62361°W | 490 | 1962 (Unit 1- 136MW) 1964 (Unit 2- 136MW) 1967 (Unit 3- 218MW) |
Closed 2012 - Unit 1 2017 - Units 2 & 3 |
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| Cope Station | Orangeburg County | 33°22′01″N 81°02′04″W / 33.36694°N 81.03444°W | 430 | 1996 (Unit 1) | Operational Coal use to cease in 2030 |
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| Cross Generating Station | Berkeley County | 33°22′19″N 80°06′20″W / 33.37194°N 80.10556°W | 2,390 | 1984 (Unit 1- 556MW) 1995 (Unit 2- 591MW) 2007 (Unit 3- 591MW) 2008 (Unit 4- 652MW) |
Operational | ||
| Jefferies Generating Station | Berkeley County | 33°14′40″N 79°59′27″W / 33.2444°N 79.9909°W | 346 | 1970 (Unit 1- 173MW) 1970 (Unit 2- 173MW) |
Closed - 2012 | ||
| Wateree Station | Richland County | 33°49′43″N 80°37′21″W / 33.82861°N 80.62250°W | 772 | 1970 (Unit 1- 386MW) 1971 (Unit 2- 386MW) |
Operational Plant to close in 2028 |
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| Winyah Generating Station | Georgetown County | 33°19′49″N 79°21′27″W / 33.33028°N 79.35750°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 |
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| Williams Station | Berkeley County | 33°01′22″N 79°55′39″W / 33.02278°N 79.92750°W | 633 | 1973 (Unit 1) | Operational Plant to close in 2028 |
Units 2 and 3 were originally planned to be converted to natural gas as an interim step to closure, but those plans were abandoned.
Fueled by mix of coal and natural gas
Units 3 and 4 are permitted to fire up to 30% petcoke by weight on either boiler.
Natural Gas
| Plant | County | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Energy Center | Calhoun | 33°52′11″N 81°01′04″W / 33.8697°N 81.0178°W | 543 | 2004 | |
| Jasper | Jasper | 32°21′34″N 81°07′27″W / 32.3594°N 81.1242°W | 852 | 2004 | |
| John S. Rainey Generating Station | Anderson | 34°20′52″N 82°46′28″W / 34.3477°N 82.7745°W | 460 | 2001 | |
| Urquhart | Aiken | 33°26′06″N 81°54′40″W / 33.4350°N 81.9111°W | 452 | 2002 | |
| W.S. Lee Steam Station | Anderson | 34°36′08″N 82°26′06″W / 34.6022°N 82.4350°W | 890 | 2018 |
Renewable power stations
Biomass
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Mill | 34°08′59″N 79°33′38″W / 34.1497°N 79.5606°W | 98.8 | 1963/1974/1987 | |
| International Paper Eastover | 33°53′14″N 80°38′23″W / 33.8872°N 80.6397°W | 103.0 | 1984/1991 | |
| International Paper Georgetown Mill | 33°21′37″N 79°18′09″W / 33.3602°N 79.3026°W | 80.4 | 1966/1984 | |
| Kapstone | 32°54′00″N 79°58′00″W / 32.9000°N 79.9667°W | 85.0 | 1999 | |
| Marlboro Mill | 34°36′18″N 79°47′06″W / 34.6050°N 79.7850°W | 34.2 | 2010 | |
| Sonoco Products | 34°23′07″N 80°04′04″W / 34.3853°N 80.0678°W | 38.0 | 1947/1957 |
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell Dam | 34°21′28″N 82°49′17″W / 34.35778°N 82.82139°W | 421 | 1962 | |
| J. Strom Thurmond Dam | 33°39′39″N 82°11′59″W / 33.66083°N 82.19972°W | 361.9 | 1953/1954 | |
| Jefferies Hydroelectric Station | 33°14′40″N 79°59′27″W / 33.24444°N 79.99083°W | 145.2 | 1942 | |
| Parr Hydro | 34°15′41″N 81°19′51″W / 34.2613°N 81.3309°W | 15.0 | 1914/1921 | |
| Richard B. Russell Dam power plant | 34°01′30″N 82°35′39″W / 34.02500°N 82.59417°W | 300 | 1985 | |
| Saluda Dam | 34°03′12″N 81°13′04″W / 34.0533°N 81.2178°W | 207.3 | 1996 |
Solar
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moffett Solar | 32°38′13″N 80°59′24″W / 32.637°N 80.99°W | 69.5 | 2017 | |
| Palmetto Plains | 33°20′25″N 80°41′50″W / 33.3402°N 80.6973°W | 75.0 | 2019 | |
| Peony Solar | 33°30′07″N 81°15′14″W / 33.5020°N 81.2540°W | 39.0 | 2018 | |
| Seabrook Solar | 32°33′52″N 80°44′31″W / 32.5644°N 80.7420°W | 72.5 | 2019 | |
| Shaw Creek Solar | 33°40′29″N 81°45′16″W / 33.6747°N 81.7544°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 / 35.01167°N 83.02111°W | 1,060 | 1991 | |
| Fairfield pumped storage | 34°18′22″N 81°19′51″W / 34.3061°N 81.3308°W | 576 | 1978 | |
| Richard B. Russell pumped storage | 34°01′30″N 82°35′39″W / 34.02500°N 82.59417°W | 300 | 1996 | |
| Lake Jocassee Power Station | 34°57′34″N 82°54′53″W / 34.9594°N 82.9147°W | 780 | 1973/1975 |
See also
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
