W S Lee
Natural gas power plant · Anderson County, South Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- County
- Anderson County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 3.51%
- Rank among natural gas plants in South Carolina
- #4 of 20
- EIA plant code
- 3264
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST10 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 362 MW | 313 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| CT11 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 242 MW | 234 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| CT12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 242 MW | 233 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 54 MW | 42 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 54 MW | 42 MW | 2007 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in South Carolina
| V C Summer | Nuclear | 1,030 MW |
| Broad River Energy Center | Natural gas | 985 MW |
| Mill Creek (SC) | Natural gas | 799 MW |
| Jocassee | Hydro | 774 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 955 MW solar plant and a 955 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All South Carolina power plants · What South Carolina actually generates