Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in South Carolina
35 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in South Carolina, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V C Summer | nuclear | 2,200 MW | — | Fairfield |
| Darlington County | oil | 730 MW | 2020-03-01 | Darlington |
| John S Rainey | gas | 530 MW | — | Anderson |
| Sediver | gas | 520 MW | — | York |
| Canadys Steam | coal | 490 MW | 2013-11-01 | Colleton |
| W S Lee | gas | 449 MW | 2022-03-01 | Anderson |
| Jefferies | coal | 446 MW | 2015-10-01 | Berkeley |
| H B Robinson | coal | 223 MW | 2013-03-01 | Darlington |
| Buzzard Roost GT | gas | 198 MW | 2012-10-01 | Greenwood |
| NA 5 | gas | 170 MW | — | NOT IN FILE |
| NA 8 | gas | 170 MW | — | NOT IN FILE |
| NA 1 (SC) | gas | 170 MW | — | NOT IN FILE |
| Dolphus M Grainger | coal | 163 MW | 2012-12-01 | Horry |
| Parr GT | gas | 84 MW | 2023-03-01 | Fairfield |
| Williams | gas | 54 MW | 2022-09-01 | Berkeley |
| Burton | gas | 35 MW | 2008-01-01 | Beaufort |
| Rocky Creek | hydro | 28 MW | 2018-05-01 | Fairfield |
| Horry Land Fill Gas Site | oil | 22 MW | — | Horry |
| Savannah River's Biomass Steam Plant | superfund | 20 MW | — | — |
| Hardeeville | oil | 16 MW | 2022-03-01 | Jasper |
| Buzzard Roost | hydro | 15 MW | 2021-12-01 | Greenwood |
| Great Falls (SC) | hydro | 12 MW | 2018-05-01 | Chester |
| Faber Place | gas | 12 MW | 2008-01-01 | Charleston |
| Camden South Carolina | gas | 11 MW | 2019-11-01 | Kershaw |
| Rowesville Rd Plant | gas | 10 MW | — | Orangeburg |
| 99 Islands | hydro | 6 MW | 2018-12-01 | Cherokee |
| Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot | superfund | 6 MW | — | — |
| Central Energy Facility | gas | 5 MW | 2018-07-01 | Pickens |
| Central Plant | gas | 3 MW | 2016-01-01 | GREENVILLE |
| Anderson Regional Landfill | gas | 3 MW | 2023-01-01 | Anderson |
| Enoree Phase II Landfill Gas Recovery | gas | 3 MW | 2024-07-01 | Greenville |
| Spartanburg Water System | oil | 3 MW | 2021-02-01 | Spartanburg |
| Cornell Dubilier | oil | 3 MW | 2009-05-01 | Pickens |
| Myrtle Beach Landfill | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
| Rocky River (SC) | oil | 1 MW | 2013-01-01 | Anderson |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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