Nameplate capacity
2,452 MW
Rank in South Carolina
#2
of 214 plants
In service since
1984
May 1984
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- South Carolina Public Service Authority
- County
- Berkeley County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 9.00%
- Rank among coal plants in South Carolina
- #1 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 130
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 652 MW | 585 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | 652 MW | 605 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 591 MW | 580 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 556 MW | 565 MW | 1984 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 2,452 MW solar plant and a 2,452 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