Rowesville Rd Plant
Natural gas power plant · Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- City of Orangeburg - (SC)
- County
- Orangeburg County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in South Carolina
- #17 of 20
- EIA plant code
- 7480
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.8 MW | 4.2 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.8 MW | 4.2 MW | 1994 | 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
| Whitetail Solar | Solar | 10 MW |
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| Shorthorn Holdings | Solar | 8.9 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 9.6 MW solar plant and a 9.6 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