Richland County Landfill
Richland County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 56122 · Operator: South Carolina Public Service Authority
Nameplate9MWSummer 8 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor7%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.6 | 16.4% | — |
| 2007 | 15.3 | 33.1% | — |
| 2008 | 21.7 | 46.7% | — |
| 2009 | 20.2 | 41.9% | — |
| 2010 | 18.8 | 37.1% | — |
| 2011 | 23.1 | 30.3% | — |
| 2012 | 22.5 | 31.3% | — |
| 2013 | 39 | 54.3% | — |
| 2014 | 39.3 | 54.6% | — |
| 2015 | 34.8 | 48.4% | — |
| 2016 | 25.2 | 34.9% | — |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 24.8% | — |
| 2018 | 18.1 | 25.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3 | 19.9% | — |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 15.6% | — |
| 2021 | 17.1 | 23.9% | — |
| 2022 | 17.7 | 24.6% | — |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 16.8% | — |
| 2024 | 8.5 | 11.8% | — |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 7.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Landfill Gas | GT | 5.7 | 5.2 | Jan 2006 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| R2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Dec 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| R3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Dec 2010 | 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% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Camden South Carolina | 19 MW | 19.1 km |
| Eastover Solar | 92 MW | 24.4 km |
| Columbia Canal Hydro | 11 MW | 26.6 km |
| Coit GT | retired | 26.8 km |
| Wateree Hydro | 91 MW | 27.1 km |
| International Paper Eastover Facility | 110 MW | 27.7 km |