Fishing Creek
Hydro power plant · Chester County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- County
- Chester County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #13 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 3257
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9.4 MW | 11 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9.3 MW | 11 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.8 MW | 10 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.8 MW | 10 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.0 MW | 9.0 MW | 2016 | 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
| Cedar Creek (SC) | Hydro | 45 MW |
| Dearborn | Hydro | 45 MW |
| Beaverdam Renewable Energy Center | Solar | 41 MW |
| Sonoco Products Co | Other | 41 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 42 MW solar plant and a 42 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