Cope — United States of America
Gas power plant in South Carolina, United States of America. Approximate location 33.3644, -81.03.
GasSouth CarolinaUnited States of AmericaSteamAnnouncedCO₂ measured
Cope is a 417.3 MW gas power station in South Carolina, United States of America. It ranks #1343 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 968,630 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 226k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0007210.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 417.3 MW, Cope is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
968,630 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #658 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Cope Station · Coal · 417.3 MW · South Carolina
- Rowesville Rd Plant · Gas · 9.6 MW · South Carolina
- Substation 20 Plant · Gas · 2 MW · South Carolina
- Bull Street Plant · Gas · 2 MW · South Carolina
- Blackville Solar II · Solar · 20 MW · South Carolina
- North Road Peak · Oil · 14 MW · South Carolina
Location
Coordinates 33.3644, -81.03 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cope?
Cope is a 417.3 MW gas power plant in South Carolina, United States of America, Announced 1996.
How much CO₂ does Cope emit?
Cope has measured emissions of about 968,630 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).