Darlington County
Natural gas power plant · Darlington County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- County
- Darlington County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in South Carolina
- #9 of 20
- EIA plant code
- 3250
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 158 MW | 115 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| 13 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 158 MW | 115 MW | 1997 | 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
| Cope | Natural gas | 417 MW |
| J Strom Thurmond | Hydro | 362 MW |
| McMeekin | Natural gas | 294 MW |
| Saluda Lexington | Hydro | 207 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 316 MW solar plant and a 316 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