Upper Pacolet Hydro
Spartanburg County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 58257 · Operator: Lockhart Power Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor49%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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), hydro 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.1 | 68.8% | — |
| 2014 | 5.4 | 55.9% | — |
| 2015 | 5.3 | 54.8% | — |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 48.7% | — |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 43.3% | — |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 50.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 55.8% | — |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 61.4% | — |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 54.8% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 50.2% | — |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 38.2% | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 41.5% | — |
| 2025 | 4.8 | 49.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Feb 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lockhart Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lockhart Power Co | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pacolet Diesel Generation Facility | 5 MW | 2.6 km |
| Clifton Dam 3 Power Station | 1 MW | 11.5 km |
| Atood II | 2 MW | 13.4 km |
| Limelight Solar II LLC | 2 MW | 14.5 km |
| Bryant Road Solar | 2 MW | 19.6 km |
| Cherokee County Cogen | 118 MW | 20.7 km |