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Berkeley County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 130 · Operator: South Carolina Public Service Authority
Nameplate2,452MWSummer 2,335 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation8,181GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor40%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,695Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1984Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,385.4 | 82.5% | 9,599 |
| 2002 | 8,126.3 | 80.0% | 9,516 |
| 2003 | 8,214 | 80.8% | 10,014 |
| 2004 | 8,618 | 84.6% | 10,116 |
| 2005 | 8,148.9 | 80.2% | 9,808 |
| 2006 | 8,576.4 | 84.4% | 10,014 |
| 2007 | 12,338.2 | 82.2% | 9,654 |
| 2008 | 13,621.9 | 82.2% | 9,642 |
| 2009 | 14,619.8 | 71.6% | 9,989 |
| 2010 | 14,660.2 | 71.2% | 10,081 |
| 2011 | 14,331.7 | 69.6% | 9,633 |
| 2012 | 13,068.8 | 63.8% | 9,751 |
| 2013 | 12,659.9 | 61.5% | 9,822 |
| 2014 | 11,892.6 | 57.8% | 9,905 |
| 2015 | 8,922 | 43.3% | 10,010 |
| 2016 | 10,137.2 | 49.1% | 10,039 |
| 2017 | 8,378.4 | 40.7% | 10,064 |
| 2018 | 9,544.6 | 46.4% | 10,067 |
| 2019 | 8,375.4 | 40.7% | 10,198 |
| 2020 | 6,226.2 | 30.2% | 10,362 |
| 2021 | 7,356.7 | 35.4% | 10,202 |
| 2022 | 7,626.1 | 36.7% | 9,847 |
| 2023 | 8,449.2 | 41.4% | 10,241 |
| 2024 | 8,535 | 41.6% | 10,420 |
| 2025 | 8,773.9 | 42.9% | 10,606 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 591.4 | 580 | May 1995 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 556.1 | 565 | May 1984 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 652 | 585 | Jan 2007 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 652 | 605 | Oct 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: South Carolina Public Service Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| South Carolina Public Service Authority | 100.0% | 2,452 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Spillway | 2 MW | 10.3 km |
| St Stephen | 84 MW | 18.1 km |
| Jefferies | 145 MW | 18.1 km |
| Pinopolis BESS | — | 18.3 km |
| Berkeley County Landfill | 3 MW | 28.9 km |
| Omtanke Solar | 6 MW | 29.5 km |