How many natural gas power plants are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 22 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 8.0 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in South Carolina?

John S Rainey in Anderson County, South Carolina is the largest, at 1,154 MW. It came online in 2004.

How many natural gas power plants were built in South Carolina in 2025?

1 natural gas power plant came online in South Carolina in 2025, with 131 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in South Carolina?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in South Carolina

South Carolina has 22 operating natural gas power plants with 8.0 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

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See planned natural gas power plants in South Carolina

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

South Carolina had 17 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 22 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in South Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	John S Rainey	Anderson County	2004	1,154 MW
2	Jasper	Jasper County	2004	1,068 MW
3	Broad River Energy Center	Cherokee County	2001	985 MW
4	W S Lee	Anderson County	2018	955 MW
5	Mill Creek (SC)	Cherokee County	2003	799 MW
6	Urquhart	Aiken County	2002	759 MW
7	Columbia Energy Center (SC)	Calhoun County	2004	669 MW
8	Cope	Orangeburg County	1996	417 MW
9	Darlington County	Darlington County	1997	316 MW
10	McMeekin	Lexington County	1958	294 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in South Carolina

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Parr GT	Fairfield County	2025	131 MW
2	Bushy Park Combustion Turbine Facility	Berkeley County	2024	65 MW
3	Duke Energy CHP at Clemson University	Pickens County	2019	13 MW
4	MCRD Parris Island PV Hybrid	Beaufort County	2019	4 MW
5	W S Lee	Anderson County	2018	955 MW
6	Substation 20 Plant	Orangeburg County	2014	2 MW
7	Hagood	Charleston County	2010	177 MW
8	Bull Street Plant	Orangeburg County	2005	2 MW
9	Jasper	Jasper County	2004	1,068 MW
10	Columbia Energy Center (SC)	Calhoun County	2004	669 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in South Carolina

How many natural gas power plants are in South Carolina?: South Carolina has 22 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 8.0 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in South Carolina?: John S Rainey in Anderson County, South Carolina is the largest, at 1,154 MW. It came online in 2004.
How many natural gas power plants were built in South Carolina in 2025?: 1 natural gas power plant came online in South Carolina in 2025, with 131 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in South Carolina?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.