List of power stations in South Carolina
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Name | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | Status | ||
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Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station | 35°0′42"N 83°01′16"W | 1065 | Operational | Yes | |
Hartwell Dam Hartwell Dam Hartwell Dam is concrete and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Hartwell. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1962 for the purposes of flood control, hydropower and navigation. The concrete and... |
34°21′28"N 82°49′17"W | 421 | Operational | No | |
J. Strom Thurmond Dam J. Strom Thurmond Dam J. Strom Thurmond Dam, also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located north of Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Lake Strom Thurmond. The dam was built by the U.S... |
33°39′39"N 82°11′59"W | 380 | Operational | No | |
Richard B. Russell Dam Richard B. Russell Dam Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S... |
34°01′30"N 82°35′39"W | 600 | Operational | Yes | |
Saluda Dam Saluda Dam The Saluda Dam is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina on the Saluda River. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation and water supply... |
34.0533°N 81.2178°W | 207 | Operational | No | |
Lake Jocassee Power Station | 34°0′57"N 82°55′05"W | 610 | Operational | Yes |
See also
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
- List of wind farms in the United States
- Pumped-storage hydroelectricityPumped-storage hydroelectricityPumped-storage hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric power generation used by some power plants for load balancing. The method stores energy in the form of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation. Low-cost off-peak electric power is used to run the pumps...