DARLINGTON COUNTY
Partly retiredNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,046 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Darlington County
- Operator
- PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
- EIA plant ID
- 3250
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 17 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.4187, -80.1656
DARLINGTON COUNTY, a partly retired 1,046 MW Natural Gas power plant in Darlington County, South Carolina. Most of its capacity was retired, most recently in 2020, according to EIA-860.
How DARLINGTON COUNTY compares
EIA-860 lists 316 MW still operable at the site (natural gas fired combustion turbine), against the 1,046 MW recorded for it. Its operator, PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, runs 2 operating plants in South Carolina totaling 1,101 MW. It shares Darlington County with 2 other operating plants, H B ROBINSON and SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 316 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,046 MW). Net generation was 17 GWh in 2024 (a 0.6% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 837 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H B ROBINSON (785 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DARLINGTON COUNTY is a partly retired 1,046 MW natural gas power plant in Darlington County, SC, operated by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC. Darlington County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 55th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 85th 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.
Darlington County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 57.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 8.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.2 |
Perils not assessed in Darlington 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 Darlington 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.