Broad River energy center

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Broad River energy center is an operating power station of at least 985-megawatts (MW) in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Broad River energy center Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States 35.0786, -81.575 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CT01, Unit CT02, Unit CT03, Unit CT04, Unit CT05: 35.0786, -81.575

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CT01 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 197[1] gas turbine[1] 2000[1]
Unit CT02 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 197[1] gas turbine[1] 2000[1]
Unit CT03 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 197[1] gas turbine[1] 2000[1]
Unit CT04 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 197[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CT05 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 197[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit CT01 Broad River Energy LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT02 Broad River Energy LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT03 Broad River Energy LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT04 Broad River Energy LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT05 Broad River Energy LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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