CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Cherokee County
- Operator
- CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN PARTNERS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1998
- EIA plant ID
- 55043
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 647 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 63%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.0726, -81.6143
CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN, a 101 MW Natural Gas power plant in Cherokee County, South Carolina. Operated by CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN PARTNERS LLC, commissioned 1998.
How CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN compares
With 101 MW of capacity, CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN ranks 31st among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and 9th of the 12 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of South Carolina's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 674th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1998, it is newer than 68% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Cherokee County with 5 other operating plants, including BROAD RIVER ENERGY CENTER and MILL CREEK.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 118 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 101 MW). Net generation was 647 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), up 55% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 4,080 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLIFFSIDE (1,480 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Carolina Internet / CaroNet XB in Charlotte, about 39.2 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN is a 101 MW natural gas power plant in Cherokee County, SC, operated by CHEROKEE COUNTY COGEN PARTNERS LLC, commissioned in 1998. Cherokee County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 24th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cherokee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 53.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 4.4 |
Perils not assessed in Cherokee County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cherokee County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.