Savannah River Site Biomass Cogen
Other power plant · Aiken County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Ameresco
- County
- Aiken County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among other plants in South Carolina
- #10 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 57138
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 21 MW | 19 MW | 2012 | 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
| Allendale Biomass | Other | 23 MW |
| Dorchester Biomass | Other | 23 MW |
| Blackville Solar II | Solar | 20 MW |
| Cameron Solar | Solar | 20 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 21 MW solar plant and a 21 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