Gaston II
Solar power plant · Lexington County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- County
- Lexington County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in South Carolina
- #49 of 125
- EIA plant code
- 61961
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 2018 | 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
| Odyssey Solar | Solar | 8.2 MW |
| SCE&G Nimitz CSG | Solar | 8.0 MW |
| Blackville Solar Farm, LLC | Solar | 7.2 MW |
| City West Diesel Plant | Other | 7.2 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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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