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Central Plant

Central Plant is a 4.1 MW operating oil-fired power plant in GREENVILLE County, South Carolina, operated by Bob Jones University.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1978 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJan 2016 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
ENG1Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW Standby / back-upJan 1978
ENG5Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Standby / back-upOct 2008
ENG6Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Standby / back-upOct 2008
ENG7Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Standby / back-upOct 2008
ENG2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.1 MW RetiredJan 1987Jan 2016
ENG3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.1 MW RetiredJan 1987Jun 2015
ENG4Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.1 MW RetiredJan 1987Jan 2016

Plant details

Operator
Bob Jones University
Location
GREENVILLE County, South Carolina
Balancing authority
DUK
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 4.1 MW
Retired: 3.3 MW
First unit online
Jan 1978
EIA plant ID
10280

Location

34.8718, -82.3660

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem