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Duke Energy has received approval to build a natural gas power plant in Anderson County to support South Carolina’s growing energy demand. (Rendering/Duke Energy)
Mar 27, 2026

Duke Energy secures approved for Anderson County gas plant

Duke Energy wins approval for a natural gas plant in Anderson County that the company says will support growth, create jobs and strengthen the energy supply.

V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two is shown under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Oct 28, 2025

Santee Cooper seeks to reboot abandoned $9B nuclear project

Santee Cooper has begun talks with a private firm to revive South Carolina’s abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project, aiming to meet rising power demand.

The Nuclear Company Chief Nuclear Officer Joe Klecha, left, speaks during a stop by The Nuclear Frontier national campaign in 2024 at Nucor’s headquarters in Charlotte. (Photo/The Nuclear Company)|The Nuclear Company Chief Nuclear Officer Joe Klecha, center, visits Georgia Tech’s nuclear engineering program during a stop by The Nuclear Frontier national campaign in July 2024. (Photo/The Nuclear Company)
Jul 22, 2025

How The Nuclear Company in Columbia aims to combat the US’s looming energy crisis

The Nuclear Company moved its HQ to Columbia, creating 100+ jobs and advancing fleet-based nuclear reactor construction to address U.S. energy demands.

First commissioned in 1984, the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station originally had regulatory approval to operate for 40 years. (Photo/Dominion Energy)
Jul 2, 2025

V.C. Summer nuclear station license extended through 2062

Dominion Energy's V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County receives NRC approval to extend its license 20 more years, ensuring power through 2062.