Cherokee Falls
Hydro power plant · Cherokee County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Hydroland Omega LLC
- County
- Cherokee County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #22 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 10173
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.3 MW | 1.0 MW | 1985 | 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
| Edison Solar | Solar | 4.8 MW |
| Neal Shoals | Hydro | 4.4 MW |
| Horry Land Fill Gas Site | Other | 4.2 MW |
| Cameron Solar II | Solar | 4.1 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 4.3 MW solar plant and a 4.3 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