Power plant · South Carolina, United States
Broad River Energy Center
Broad River Energy Center is a power plant in South Carolina, United States, with 985 MW of capacity, owned by Broad River Energy LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Carolina | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2000 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Broad River Energy LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Broad River Energy LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 985 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.0786, -81.5750 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Broad River Energy Center is the 9th-largest of 18 power plants in South Carolina and the 315th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 985 MW is 0.12% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9th of 18 | 21,464 MW | 4.6% |
| United States | 315th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.12% |
| All power plants in our data | 353rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 mines (4 operating) and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 6.8 km |
| Broad River Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 13 km |
| Sericite Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 13 km |
| T5 Charlotte Campus | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Meta | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| DartPoints Spartanburg | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in South Carolina
- Oconee2,667 MW
- Cross2,452 MW
- Catawba2,410 MW
- Bad Creek1,680 MW
- Winyah1,276 MW
- John S Rainey1,154 MW
- Jasper1,068 MW
- V C Summer1,030 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.