Richland County Landfill
Other power plant · Richland County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- South Carolina Public Service Authority
- County
- Richland County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in South Carolina
- #14 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 56122
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Landfill Gas | 5.7 MW | 5.2 MW | 2006 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| R2 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| R3 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2010 | 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
| Yemassee Solar | Solar | 10 MW |
| Rowesville Rd Plant | Natural gas | 9.6 MW |
| Shorthorn Holdings | Solar | 8.9 MW |
| Diamond Solar | Solar | 8.2 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 8.9 MW solar plant and a 8.9 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