Power plant · South Carolina, United States
Hilton Head Power Plant
Hilton Head Power Plant is a power plant in South Carolina, United States, with 118 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 | 1973 | 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 | 118 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids | 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 | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2033 (118 MW retiring, 3 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.2089, -80.6988 | 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.
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Hilton Head is the 19th-largest of 20 power plants in South Carolina and the 934th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 118 MW is <0.1% 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 | 19th of 20 | 21,693 MW | 0.54% |
| United States | 934th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,354th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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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. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.