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Orangeburg County, South Carolina · EIA plant ID 7210 · Operator: South Carolina Electric&Gas Company
Nameplate417MWSummer 415 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,616GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,238Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1996Runs 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 | 2,503 | 67.7% | 9,174 |
| 2002 | 3,243.8 | 90.3% | 8,129 |
| 2003 | 2,818.4 | 78.5% | 9,190 |
| 2004 | 3,339.3 | 92.7% | 9,340 |
| 2005 | 2,990.5 | 83.3% | 9,214 |
| 2006 | 3,426.8 | 93.1% | 9,267 |
| 2007 | 3,310.3 | 90.0% | 9,167 |
| 2008 | 2,619.9 | 71.0% | 9,521 |
| 2009 | 2,557.2 | 69.5% | 9,377 |
| 2010 | 2,738.2 | 74.4% | 9,467 |
| 2011 | 2,459.9 | 66.9% | 9,409 |
| 2012 | 1,988.8 | 54.6% | 9,417 |
| 2013 | 2,445.7 | 67.3% | 9,192 |
| 2014 | 2,973.3 | 81.8% | 9,454 |
| 2015 | 2,199.7 | 60.5% | 9,392 |
| 2016 | 1,974.6 | 54.2% | 9,525 |
| 2017 | 2,384.6 | 65.6% | 9,516 |
| 2018 | 1,719.1 | 47.3% | 9,682 |
| 2019 | 1,851.6 | 50.9% | 10,061 |
| 2020 | 965.4 | 26.5% | 10,113 |
| 2021 | 1,594.8 | 43.9% | 10,090 |
| 2022 | 1,722.6 | 47.4% | 10,243 |
| 2023 | 1,376 | 37.9% | 10,269 |
| 2024 | 1,666.1 | 45.7% | 10,260 |
| 2025 | 1,740.6 | 47.9% | 10,291 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 417.3 | 415 | Jan 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: South Carolina Electric&Gas Company. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| South Carolina Electric&Gas Company | 100.0% | 417 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| Bull Street Plant | 2 MW | 20.3 km |
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