Pelzer Lower
Hydro power plant · Anderson County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Anderson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #25 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 10800
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.3 MW | 3.1 MW | 1989 | 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
| Saluda Solar II | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Hecate Energy West Newberry, LLC | Solar | 3.3 MW |
| Berkeley County Landfill | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Union Renewable Energy Facility | Other | 3.2 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 3.3 MW solar plant and a 3.3 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