MCMEEKIN
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 294 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Lexington County
- Operator
- SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1958
- EIA plant ID
- 3287
- Generators
- 2
- Net generation (2024)
- 821 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 32%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.0557, -81.2171
MCMEEKIN, a 294 MW Coal power plant in Lexington County, South Carolina. Operated by SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO, commissioned 1958.
How MCMEEKIN compares
With 294 MW of capacity, MCMEEKIN ranks 22nd among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and 7th of the 10 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.5% of South Carolina's operating Coal capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 189th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 73% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO, runs 12 operating plants in South Carolina totaling 5,236 MW. It shares Lexington County with one other operating plant, SALUDA.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 294 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 821 GWh in 2024 (a 32% capacity factor), up 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 2,490 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is V C SUMMER (1,030 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
MCMEEKIN is a 294 MW coal power plant in Lexington County, SC, operated by SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO, commissioned in 1958. Lexington County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 82nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lexington County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 60.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 5.7 |
Perils not assessed in Lexington 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 Lexington 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.