Duke Energy can build a 1,365-megawatt natural gas plant in Anderson County to deal with increasing demand, the state Public Service Commission determined Thursday.
The decision comes as regulators also weigh whether to allow a larger, 2,200 megawatt natural gas plant to be built by Santee Cooper and Dominion in Colleton County.
The Upstate utility asked for permission to build the plant in late October last year. Less than five months later, the state’s utility regulator determined the project was necessary and met environmental requirements…