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Darlington County

Darlington County is a 316 MW operating gas power plant in Darlington County, South Carolina, operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1974 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMar 2020 (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
12Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158 MW OperatingMay 1997
13Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158 MW OperatingJun 1997
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine67 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine67 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine67 MW RetiredMar 1975May 2018
7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine67 MW RetiredJun 1975Mar 2020
9Petroleum Liquids67 MW RetiredSep 1974Jun 2017
11Petroleum Liquids67 MW RetiredSep 1974Nov 2015
2Petroleum Liquids66 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
4Petroleum Liquids66 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
6Petroleum Liquids66 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
8Petroleum Liquids66 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020
10Petroleum Liquids66 MW RetiredAug 1974Mar 2020

Plant details

Operator
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
Location
Darlington County, South Carolina
Balancing authority
CPLE
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 316 MW
Retired: 730 MW
First unit online
Aug 1974
EIA plant ID
3250

Location

34.4185, -80.1657

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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