Columbia Canal Hydro
Hydro power plant · Richland County, South Carolina · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Columbia SC
- County
- Richland County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #18 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 3283
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1929 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.7 MW | 1929 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1929 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1928 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1927 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1953 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.7 MW | 1953 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Champion Solar | Solar | 11 MW |
| Swamp Fox Solar | Solar | 11 MW |
| Estill Solar II | Solar | 10 MW |
| Gaston Solar I - SC | Solar | 10 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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