Installed capacity of 20-megawatts of renewable energy

Project overview

Cameron Solar Park is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Columbia in central South Carolina. Located entirely within Calhoun County, the solar park complements the area’s agricultural resources with a stable, weather-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.

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Economic benefits

Cameron Solar Park significantly yields payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment.

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$577,000

Paid to local governments

Energy savings
$600,000

Paid to landowners

Community
$3.6 million

Spent locally

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Job creation

71 construction jobs and 2 permanent jobs created

Renewable energy technology

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Energy security

Cameron Solar helps strengthen energy security for the state of South Carolina and the United States, helping diversify domestic supply.
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Infrastructure

Cameron Solar Park consists of approximately 55,000 solar photovoltaic panels.
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Solar energy in the U.S.

In the first three quarters of 2023, solar energy comprised of 48% of all new generating capacity.
Environmental benefits
35 million gallons of water saved each year

Cameron Solar Park saves more than 35 million gallons of water each year and will displace carbon emissions from fossil fuel power plants, a major contributor to climate change. Solar energy also enhances air quality by helping to mitigate the health effects of harmful air pollutants.

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Downloads

South Carolina State Fact Sheet
Cameron Fact Sheet

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Contact us

Cameron Solar Park
Operations & Maintenance Office

536 Broughton Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
803.534.7742
ccr@edpr.com