V C Summer
Nuclear power plant · Fairfield County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
- County
- Fairfield County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 3.78%
- Rank among nuclear plants in South Carolina
- #3 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 6127
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 1,030 MW | 977 MW | 1984 | 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
| John S Rainey | Natural gas | 1,154 MW |
| Jasper | Natural gas | 1,068 MW |
| Broad River Energy Center | Natural gas | 985 MW |
| W S Lee | Natural gas | 955 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 1,030 MW solar plant and a 1,030 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