Hampton Solar Park
Tuesday 13, October 2020
Installed capacity of 20 megawatts (MW)
Project overview
Hampton Solar Park is located approximately 85 miles. west of Charleston in southeastern South Carolina. Located entirely within Hampton County, the solar park complements the area’s agricultural resources with a stable, weather-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.
Economic benefits
Hampton Solar Park significantly yields payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment.
$4.3 million
Total project impact
$1.2 million
Paid to local governments
$733.7
Paid to landowners
$2.2 million
Spent locally
Job creation
65 construction jobs and 2 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Hampton solar park helps strengthen energy security for the state of South Carolina and the US, helping diversify domestic supply.
Solar as a neighbor
Solar as a neighbor
Solar projects are essentially silent neighbors designed to capture lightwhile not producing glare.
Solar panel technology
Solar panel technology
Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.
35 million gallons of water saved each year
Hampton 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.
If you’re a landowner with questions about payments, records, or other land-related requests, please visit our Landowner Portal. This portal is designed to streamline the management of your land inquiries, making the process more efficient and easily accessible.
Contact us
Hampton Solar
Operations & Maintenance Office
536 Broughton Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
281.902.1157
HamptonSolar@edpr.com
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