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South Carolina power grid

South Carolina's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Nuclear. Its 238 plants represent 26,838 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 2,422 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity26,838 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants238392 operating generators
Proposed capacity2,422 MW9% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations1Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

South Carolina capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas30.4%8,167 MW
Nuclear25.6%6,875 MW
Coal19.2%5,159 MW
Hydro16.4%4,391 MW
Solar6.1%1,649 MW
Biomass1.9%509 MW
Storage0.3%88 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest South Carolina power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
OconeePlant 3265NuclearSeneca, SCOconee CountyDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2,667 MW
CrossPlant 130CoalCross, SCBerkeley CountySouth Carolina Public Service Authority2,452 MW
CatawbaPlant 6036NuclearYork, SCYork CountyDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2,410 MW
Bad CreekPlant 7125HydroSalem, SCOconee CountyDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1,680 MW
WinyahPlant 6249CoalGeorgetown, SCGeorgetown CountySouth Carolina Public Service Authority1,276 MW
John S RaineyPlant 7834Oil & gasStarr, SCAnderson CountySouth Carolina Public Service Authority1,154 MW
JasperPlant 55927Oil & gasHardeeville, SCJasper CountyDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc1,068 MW
V C SummerPlant 6127NuclearJenkinsville, SCFairfield CountyDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc1,030 MW
Broad River Energy CenterPlant 55166Oil & gasGaffney, SCCherokee CountyBroad River Energy LLC985 MW
W S LeePlant 3264Oil & gasWilliamston, SCAnderson CountyDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC955 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap