Central Plant
Other power plant · GREENVILLE County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Bob Jones University
- County
- GREENVILLE County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in South Carolina
- #21 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 10280
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1978 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| ENG5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2008 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| ENG6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2008 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| ENG7 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2008 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Horry Land Fill Gas Site | Other | 4.2 MW |
| Cameron Solar II | Solar | 4.1 MW |
| Hollidays Bridge Hydro | Hydro | 4.0 MW |
| Rocky River (SC) | Hydro | 3.9 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 4.1 MW solar plant and a 4.1 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