City West Diesel Plant
Other power plant · Union County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Lockhart Power Co
- County
- Union County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in South Carolina
- #15 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 57886
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| DI2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| DI3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| DI4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2011 | 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
| Gaston II | Solar | 7.5 MW |
| Blackville Solar Farm, LLC | Solar | 7.2 MW |
| Cardinal Solar LLC | Solar | 7.0 MW |
| Hampton Solar I | Solar | 6.8 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 7.2 MW solar plant and a 7.2 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