JOHN S RAINEY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,102 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Anderson County
- Operator
- SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 7834
- Generators
- 8
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,253 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 42%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.3484, -82.7761
JOHN S RAINEY, a 1,102 MW Natural Gas power plant in Anderson County, South Carolina. Operated by SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, commissioned 2001.
How JOHN S RAINEY compares
With 1,102 MW of capacity, JOHN S RAINEY ranks 5th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and is the largest of the 12 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of South Carolina's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 74th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 71% 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 Anderson County with 5 other operating plants, including W S LEE and HOLLIDAYS BRIDGE HYDRO.
EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 1,154 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 4,253 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), down 25% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2004.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,428 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RICHARD B RUSSELL (628 MW, Hydro).
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
JOHN S RAINEY is a 1,102 MW natural gas power plant in Anderson County, SC, operated by SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, commissioned in 2001. Anderson County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Anderson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 55.6 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.9 |
Perils not assessed in Anderson 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 Anderson 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.