Clifton Dam 3 Power Station
Hydro power plant · Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Converse Energy Inc
- County
- Spartanburg County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #30 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 52049
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.7 MW | 0.7 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| 2V | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 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
| Boyds Mill Hydro | Hydro | 1.4 MW |
| Georgetown LFGTE | Other | 1.3 MW |
| Jamison Solar Farm | Solar | 1.2 MW |
| Luz Solar | Solar | 1.1 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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