Power plant · South Carolina, United States
Cross Power Plant
Cross Power Plant is a coal power plant in South Carolina, United States, with 2,452 MW of capacity, owned by South Carolina Public Service Authority.
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 | 1984 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | South Carolina Public Service Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | South Carolina Public Service Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,452 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | South Carolina Public Service Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.3715, -80.1132 | 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
Cross is the 2nd-largest of 20 power plants in South Carolina and the 32nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 2,452 MW is 0.27% of the 917,512 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 | 2nd of 20 | 21,693 MW | 11% |
| United States | 32nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.27% |
| All power plants in our data | 58th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | 0.13% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 data centers and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Mine #3 | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Google Berkeley County Data Center | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Data center | — | — | 35 km | |
| Google datacenter | Data center | — | Under construction | 45 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
- South Carolina Public Service AuthorityOwner
- South Carolina Public Service AuthorityOperator
- South Carolina Public Service AuthorityGrid operator
- Power plants in South Carolina, United States24
- Power plants in the United States1,844
- Coal power plants in the US189
- The United States: country profile
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More from South Carolina Public Service Authority
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- John S Rainey1,154 MW
- V C Summer1,030 MW
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Other power plants in South Carolina
- Oconee2,667 MW
- Catawba2,410 MW
- Bad Creek1,680 MW
- Winyah1,276 MW
- John S Rainey1,154 MW
- Jasper1,068 MW
- V C Summer1,030 MW
- Broad River Energy Center985 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
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