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Conventional Hydroelectric Power Plants in South Carolina
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
28
Total nameplate capacity
1,336.1 MW
Generating units
89
National rank (conventional hydroelectric capacity)
#13
Every conventional hydroelectric plant in South Carolina
| Plant | Operator | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Strom Thurmond | USCE-Savannah District | 7 | 361.9 MW |
| Saluda Lexington | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 5 | 207.3 MW |
| Keowee | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 2 | 157.6 MW |
| Jefferies | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 5 | 145.2 MW |
| Wateree Hydro | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 5 | 90.5 MW |
| St Stephen | US Army Corps of Engineers | 3 | 84 MW |
| Wylie | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 4 | 60 MW |
| Dearborn | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3 | 45 MW |
| Cedar Creek (SC) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3 | 45 MW |
| Fishing Creek | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 5 | 42.3 MW |
| Lockhart | Lockhart Power Co | 5 | 18 MW |
| Parr Hydro | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 6 | 15 MW |
| 99 Islands | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 4 | 12 MW |
| Great Falls (SC) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 4 | 12 MW |
| Ware Shoals Hydro Project | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 2 | 6.2 MW |
| Gaston Shoals | Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC | 3 | 5.3 MW |
| Cherokee Falls | Hydroland Omega LLC | 1 | 4.3 MW |
| Hollidays Bridge Hydro | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | 4 | 4 MW |
| Rocky River (SC) | City of Abbeville - (SC) | 3 | 3.9 MW |
| Pelzer Lower | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 3.3 MW |
| Saluda Dam | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | 4 | 2.4 MW |
| Neal Shoals | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2 | 2.2 MW |
| Spillway | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 1 | 2 MW |
| Pelzer Upper | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 2 MW |
| Boyds Mill Hydro | Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC | 2 | 1.4 MW |
| Clifton Dam 3 Power Station | Converse Energy Inc | 2 | 1.2 MW |
| Upper Pacolet Hydro | Lockhart Power Co | 1 | 1.1 MW |
| Piedmont Hydro Power Project | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 1 | 1 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of the plant's generators.