CROSS

How CROSS compares

With 2,390 MW of capacity, CROSS ranks 3rd among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and is the largest of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 37% of South Carolina's operating Coal capacity and 10% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 19th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is older than 52% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, runs 17 operating plants in South Carolina totaling 5,261 MW. It shares Berkeley County with 5 other operating plants, including WILLIAMS and JEFFERIES.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 2,452 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 8,535 GWh in 2024 (a 40% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1984 and 2008.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 322 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JEFFERIES (233 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology