Barnwell Solar
Solar power plant · Barnwell County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- —
- County
- Barnwell County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in South Carolina
- #57 of 125
- EIA plant code
- 61327
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGRB1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.4 MW | 5.4 MW | 2017 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in South Carolina
| Lee County Landfill | Other | 5.7 MW |
| Central Energy Facility | Natural gas | 5.5 MW |
| Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility | Other | 5.4 MW |
| Gaston Shoals | Hydro | 5.3 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 5.4 MW solar plant and a 5.4 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All South Carolina power plants · What South Carolina actually generates