Lee Steam Station

  • Capacity: 370 megawatts
  • Location: Anderson County, South Carolina
  • Commercial Date: 1951

Lee Steam Station

Lee Steam Station is a three-unit coal-fired generating facility located on the Saluda River in Anderson County, South Carolina. The facility is named for Duke Power co-founder William States Lee and is Duke Energy’s only coal-fired generating facility in South Carolina. Lee operates as a cycling station to supplement supply when electricity demand is highest. Three combustion turbine units are housed at the site.

In 2004, Duke Energy entered into a voluntary agreement with the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control to install additional nitrogen oxide emission controls at Lee Steam Station. The controls support the Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson Early Action Compact to reduce smog-forming emissions in Upstate South Carolina.

In 2006, Duke Energy installed new combustion turbine units at the site.