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954.7 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (847 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (108 MW) operating in Anderson, SC
954.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.6022, -82.4350
County
Anderson, SC
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy Carolinas | — |
| Owner(s) | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The W S Lee plant is a 954.7 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Anderson County, South Carolina. It began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a subsidiary of Duke Energy. The plant is a hybrid facility utilizing both natural gas-fired combined cycle and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies, distributed across five generators. It is the fourth-largest power plant in South Carolina out of 13, and ranks 184th nationally out of 945 plants.
The W S Lee plant operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the latest year of reported generation data, the plant produced 5,985,959 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 71.6%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $25 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK)
Grid Voltage
100.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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537.8K MWh
Latest Month
6.0M MWh
Annual Generation
71.6%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
864 lb/MWh
NOx
0.069 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.004 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.016 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
71.3%
Annual Net Gen
5961 GWh
CO₂eq
865 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC · Data from 2019–2025
$25.0/MWh
PPA Price
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This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-05-31
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