Ware Shoals Hydro Project
Hydro power plant · Laurens County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Laurens County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in South Carolina
- #19 of 32
- EIA plant code
- 10801
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 3.0 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1939 | 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
| Hampton Solar I | Solar | 6.8 MW |
| Saluda Solar, LLC | Solar | 6.8 MW |
| SCE&G Springfield CSG | Solar | 6.1 MW |
| Denmark Solar | Solar | 6.0 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 6.2 MW solar plant and a 6.2 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