Summary of Electricity Activity in Richland County, SC

Summary of Richland County, SC Generation

Richland County, SC is ranked #363 out of 2,164 U.S. counties nationwide and #10 out of 42 South Carolina counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation	3.5 TWh
Annual Consumption	54.2 M MMBtu
Last Update	Sep 2025
Power Plants	6
Companies on File	5

Map of Top Producing Plants in Richland County, SC

Subscribe now to access all power plant data, utility information, FERC EQR data, and more for Richland County, SC.

Create Your Account Today

Overall National Rank

#363 /2,164 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#10 /42 South Carolina Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

3.5 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

54.2 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Richland County, SC

Richland County, SC
Power Plants

Annual Net Generation From bituminous coal power

2.8 TWh

National Rank in Terms of bituminous coal Net Electricity Generation

#32 /111 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of bituminous coal Net Electricity Generation

#3 /5 South Carolina Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Richland County, SC

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

	State Rank	National Rank	Generation	Fuel Consumption
All	#10 / 42	#363 / 2164	3.47 TWh	54.22 M MMBtu
Bituminous Coal	#3 / 5	#32 / 111	2.79 TWh	31.56 M MMBtu
Black Liquor	#1 / 4	#5 / 77	376.20 GWh	15.85 M MMBtu
Solar	#9 / 32	#369 / 1233	145.51 GWh	530.22 k MMBtu
Wood/Wood Waste Solids	#5 / 8	#74 / 140	90.27 GWh	3.74 M MMBtu
Natural Gas	#10 / 17	#619 / 929	51.21 GWh	2.17 M MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil	#4 / 17	#127 / 737	9.05 GWh	107.12 k MMBtu
Landfill Gas	#4 / 7	#198 / 249	8.53 GWh	140.85 k MMBtu
Waste/Other Oil	#2 / 2	#11 / 15	2.98 GWh	129.81 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Sep 2025.

Power Plants in Richland County, SC

Plant	Utility Name	Generation	Consumption	Fuel Types
Wateree	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc	2.8 TWh	31.7 M MMBtu	Bituminous Coal : 99.7%
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility	Sylvamo Corporation - Eastover	520.1 GWh	21.9 M MMBtu	Black Liquor : 72.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 17.4% Natural Gas : 9.7% Waste/Other Oil : 0.6%
Eastover Solar	Eastover Solar, LLC	145.5 GWh	530.2 k MMBtu	Solar
Richland County Landfill	South Carolina Public Service Authority	8.5 GWh	140.9 k MMBtu	Landfill Gas
Coit GT	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc	606.0 MWh	14.5 k MMBtu	Natural Gas : 95.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.9%
Columbia Canal Hydro	City of Columbia SC	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available

* Data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2025.

View All Plants in South Carolina

Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National Rank	County	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#350	Calhoun County	3.6 TWh	7
#1825	Clarendon County	15.1 GWh	4
#158	Fairfield County	8.2 TWh	5
#1220	Kershaw County	255.3 GWh	2
#1347	Lancaster County	170.9 GWh	3
#1602	Lee County	59.8 GWh	10
#768	Lexington County	822.8 GWh	12
#1963	Newberry County	5.8 GWh	2
#476	Orangeburg County	2.3 TWh	17
#1345	Saluda County	171.7 GWh	4

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2025

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Richland County, SC

State Rank	City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#18	Columbia, SC	408.6 GWh	4
#9	Eastover, SC	3.5 TWh	3

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2025