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Released June 16, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Last week, Duke Energy Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) announced that it plans to submit an application to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) to build a grassroot 1,400-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in the state. The submission will mark Duke's first application for a power plant in South Carolina in more than a decade.
The plant is planned for a 200-acre site in Anderson County, in the northwest of the state. Duke's timeline for the project includes submitting the application to the PSCSC later this year, beginning construction in the summer of 2027 and starting service to customers in 2031. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
The combined-cycle plant will use turbines supplied by GE Vernova (Cambridge, Massachusetts) that will be capable of co-firing hydrogen. In April, the two companies signed a partnership for GE Vernova to supply up to 11 of the company's 7HA model turbines to be used for specific projects meshing with Duke's various integrated resource plans (IRPs) in different states. Earlier this year, POWER Magazine noted various agreements were popping up between U.S. utilities and the three main U.S. gas turbine suppliers--GE Vernova, Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) and Mitsubishi Power (Tokyo, Japan)--as power providers scramble to secure reliable dispatchable generation in the face of rapidly increasing power demand throughout the country.
For more on the anticipated growth in U.S. combined-cycle gas-fired power generation, see June 13, 2025, article - After Little Addition Last Year, U.S. Natural Gas Power Begins Making Comeback. In line with increasing plans for gas-fired generation is an increase of turbine orders and a potential supply crunch. GE Vernova has already announced plans to increase turbine production from 48 turbines per year to 70-80 by 2026.
The turbines used in Duke's Anderson County facility will be manufactured at GE Vernova's Greenville, South Carolina, plant. In line with GE Vernova's planned production growth, the company later this summer is expected to begin a $160 million equipment addition at the turbine plant that is planned for completion in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Trump administration's fossil fuel-friendly attitude sets the stage for an eased regulatory framework for new gas- and possibly coal-fired power plants. South Carolina also recently demonstrated its support for more power generation with its Energy Security Act, which Governor Henry McMaster (R) signed into law on May 12. The act provides specific encouragement for Duke's new plant, with one plank stating, "The General Assembly hereby encourages Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC to complete evaluations for constructing hydrogen-capable natural gas generation or otherwise to place into service such natural gas generation within the utilities' balancing areas serving South Carolina."
South Carolina's energy act also calls for Duke to pursue other forms of generation--specifically pumped storage hydropower projects. Duke operates the 760-MW Jocassee and 1,488-MW Bad Creek pumped storage hydro stations in the state. Industrial Info is tracking a potential expansion of the Bad Creek plant, possibly more than doubling generating capacity by adding 1,700 MW via four 425-MW turbine units. Pumped storage hydro projects have a fairly dismal track record of getting off the ground in the U.S., and it should be noted that the possible Bad Creek expansion remains a number of years out and has been classified by Industrial Info as having a low probability (0-69%) of moving forward as planned. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
For now, however, Duke seems set to receive nothing but encouragement from both state and federal regulators for the new gas-fired plant. Duke's move is one of the earliest in what is expected to be a new wave of gas-fired power built in the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The plant is planned for a 200-acre site in Anderson County, in the northwest of the state. Duke's timeline for the project includes submitting the application to the PSCSC later this year, beginning construction in the summer of 2027 and starting service to customers in 2031. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
The combined-cycle plant will use turbines supplied by GE Vernova (Cambridge, Massachusetts) that will be capable of co-firing hydrogen. In April, the two companies signed a partnership for GE Vernova to supply up to 11 of the company's 7HA model turbines to be used for specific projects meshing with Duke's various integrated resource plans (IRPs) in different states. Earlier this year, POWER Magazine noted various agreements were popping up between U.S. utilities and the three main U.S. gas turbine suppliers--GE Vernova, Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) and Mitsubishi Power (Tokyo, Japan)--as power providers scramble to secure reliable dispatchable generation in the face of rapidly increasing power demand throughout the country.
For more on the anticipated growth in U.S. combined-cycle gas-fired power generation, see June 13, 2025, article - After Little Addition Last Year, U.S. Natural Gas Power Begins Making Comeback. In line with increasing plans for gas-fired generation is an increase of turbine orders and a potential supply crunch. GE Vernova has already announced plans to increase turbine production from 48 turbines per year to 70-80 by 2026.
The turbines used in Duke's Anderson County facility will be manufactured at GE Vernova's Greenville, South Carolina, plant. In line with GE Vernova's planned production growth, the company later this summer is expected to begin a $160 million equipment addition at the turbine plant that is planned for completion in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Trump administration's fossil fuel-friendly attitude sets the stage for an eased regulatory framework for new gas- and possibly coal-fired power plants. South Carolina also recently demonstrated its support for more power generation with its Energy Security Act, which Governor Henry McMaster (R) signed into law on May 12. The act provides specific encouragement for Duke's new plant, with one plank stating, "The General Assembly hereby encourages Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC to complete evaluations for constructing hydrogen-capable natural gas generation or otherwise to place into service such natural gas generation within the utilities' balancing areas serving South Carolina."
South Carolina's energy act also calls for Duke to pursue other forms of generation--specifically pumped storage hydropower projects. Duke operates the 760-MW Jocassee and 1,488-MW Bad Creek pumped storage hydro stations in the state. Industrial Info is tracking a potential expansion of the Bad Creek plant, possibly more than doubling generating capacity by adding 1,700 MW via four 425-MW turbine units. Pumped storage hydro projects have a fairly dismal track record of getting off the ground in the U.S., and it should be noted that the possible Bad Creek expansion remains a number of years out and has been classified by Industrial Info as having a low probability (0-69%) of moving forward as planned. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
For now, however, Duke seems set to receive nothing but encouragement from both state and federal regulators for the new gas-fired plant. Duke's move is one of the earliest in what is expected to be a new wave of gas-fired power built in the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
