Clifton Dam 3 Power Station
Spartanburg County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 52049 · Operator: Converse Energy Inc
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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), primary-fuel 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 47.5% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 20.3% | — |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 13.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.9 | 8.8% | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 28.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 32.9% | — |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 17.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 19.9% | — |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 43.9% | — |
| 2014 | 4.9 | 46.6% | — |
| 2015 | 3.8 | 36.4% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 30.8% | — |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 27.4% | — |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 44.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 47.9% | — |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 68.8% | — |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 46.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 37.6% | — |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 34.2% | — |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 34.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Apr 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2V | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Aug 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Converse Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Converse Energy Inc | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Limelight Solar II LLC | 2 MW | 4 km |
| Atood II | 2 MW | 4.6 km |
| Bryant Road Solar | 2 MW | 8.8 km |
| Upper Pacolet Hydro | 1 MW | 11.5 km |
| Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility | 5 MW | 13.8 km |
| Limelight Solar III, LLC | 4 MW | 13.9 km |