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$112 million solar farm approved for rural part of Richland County

Post and Courier · last updated

COLUMBIA — A $112 million, 75-megawatt solar farm is coming to rural Richland County.

Pontiac Solar LLC was unanimously approved by Richland County Council on July 8 to build a 462-acre solar energy farm in Eastover along Pine Thicket Road.

The new solar farm will be adjacent to an existing $80 million solar farm that spans 740 acres, constructed by Eastover Solar in 2022.

Eastover is a small rural town about 25 miles southeast of downtown Columbia, nearby Congaree National Park. 

The power produced by the farm will be sold to Dominion Energy. Officials could not provide specifics on how many customers could ultimately benefit from the new power station.

The company plans on wrapping up construction and making the site operational by the end of 2028, according to Carrie Turner, marketing manager at Richland County Economic Development.

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