GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The nearly all-day rain on Sunday washed out plans to move a massive generator through the west side of Greenville.

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The 880,000-pound generator is on its way to Duke Energy's Cliffside Steam Station in Boiling Springs, N.C.

Deputies said that the 1.5 million-pound transporter that is carrying the power plant part travels at about 5 mph because of its size. They said that authorities will be escorting the transporter as it snakes its way through the county.

The Stator-brand generator entered the county at about noon on Friday near Princeton along Highway 25 and parked near the intersection with Interstate 85 on Friday night. The transporter was scheduled to wind its way through the west side of Greenville before parking just south of Highway 11 on Sunday night.

Andy Thompson, of Duke Corporation, said that the slick roads and hazardous driving conditions made it too dangerous to move the rig as planned. He said that the generator will remain parked at the same location it was moved to on Friday until 6 p.m. Nov. 30, when it will continue on the route that had been planned for Sunday.

The motorcade will continue to near the North Carolina state line on Tuesday evening.

Deputies said that motorists should try to avoid the route that the massive piece of equipment will take, as it will cause traffic delays where it travels.