List of power stations in South Carolina

Sources of South Carolina utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Nuclear (54.6%)
  Natural Gas (23.8%)
  Coal (14.9%)
  Solar (2.7%)
  Hydroelectric (2%)
  Biomass (1.9%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of South Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, South Carolina had a total summer capacity of 24,286 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 98,709 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 54.6% nuclear, 23.8% natural gas, 14.9% coal, 2.7% solar, 2% hydroelectric, 1.9% biomass, and 0.1% petroleum.[1]

South Carolina is the nation's third largest producer of nuclear power, with four nuclear plants. Natural gas has been the most rapidly growing source of generation; quadrupling over the decade starting 2010.[3] Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, South Carolina, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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