WYLIE

How WYLIE compares

With 60 MW of capacity, WYLIE ranks 34th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and 8th of the 28 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.8% of South Carolina's operating Hydro capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 249th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1925, it is older than 87% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, runs 15 operating plants in South Carolina totaling 8,471 MW. It shares York County with 3 other operating plants, including CATAWBA and SEDIVER.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 60 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 157 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), up 29% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 100 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,501 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CATAWBA (2,410 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Carolina Internet / CaroNet in Charlotte, about 11.5 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