List of power stations in South Carolina

The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Coal
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Coal TypeYear
Completed		Operational/Closure DateRefs
Canadys StationColleton County33°3′52.416″N 80°37′24.5892″W4901962 - Unit 1
1964 - Unit 2
1967 - Unit 3		Closed
2012 - Unit 1
2017 - Units 2 & 3[A]		[1]
Cope StationOrangeburg County33°22′0.8004″N 81°2′3.9978″W4301996 - Unit 1Operational[2]
Cross Generating StationBerkeley County33°22′19.4592″N 80°6′20.037″W2,390[B]1984 - Unit 1
1995 - Unit 2
2007 - Unit 3
2008 - Unit 4		Operational[3]
Jefferies Generating StationBerkeley County33°14′35.1636″N 79°57′58.2222″W3461970 - Unit 1
1970 - Unit 2		Closed - 2012[4][5]
Wateree StationRichland County33°49′42.5994″N 80°37′21″W7721970 - Unit 1
1971 - Unit 2		Operational[6]
Winyah Generating StationGeorgetown County33°19′49.0002″N 79°21′27″W1,2601975 - Unit 1
1977 - Unit 2
1980 - Unit 3
1981 - Unit 4		Operational
Two units to close by 2023
Two units to close by 2027		[7][8]
Williams StationBerkeley County33°1′22.0008″N 79°55′38.9994″W6331973 - Unit 1Operational[9]

A

Units 2 and 3 were originally planned to be converted to natural gas as an interim step to closure, but those plans were abandoned.[10][11]

B Units 3 and 4 are permitted to fire up to 30% petcoke by weight on either boiler.[12]

Hydroelectric power stations
J. Strom Thurmond Dam
NameLocationCapacity (MW)StatusPSRef
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station35°0′42″N 83°01′16″W1065OperationalYes 
Hartwell Dam34°21′28″N 82°49′17″W421OperationalNo 
J. Strom Thurmond Dam33°39′39″N 82°11′59″W380OperationalNo 
Richard B. Russell Dam power plant34°01′30″N 82°35′39″W600OperationalYes 
Saluda Dam34.0533°N 81.2178°W / 34.0533; -81.2178 (Saluda Dam)207OperationalNo 
Lake Jocassee Power Station34°0′57″N 82°55′05″W610OperationalYes 
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See also

References
  1. "Canadys Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. "Cope Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. "Cross Generating Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. "Jefferies Generating Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. "Santee Cooper begins demolition of coal-fired Jefferies power plant in Moncks Corner". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  6. "Wateree Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. "Winyah Generating Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  8. "Santee Cooper to shutter coal-fired power plant near Georgetown over the next decade". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  9. "Williams Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  10. "SCE&G to retire six S. Carolina coal-fired power units". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  11. "SCE&G accelerates plans to retire coal-fired Canadys Station". The Colletonian. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  12. "CROSS GENERATING STATION". Beyond Coal. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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