Proposed Kennedy’s Gas Plant Draws Scrutiny Over Flooding, Equity and Cost Risks
Witnesses raised site-specific concerns about a proposed large combined-cycle plant at Kennedy’s on the Edisto River — including flood risk, community health impacts from prior coal operations, pipeline and transmission upgrades and uncertain cost consequences for ratepayers.
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A proposed combined‑cycle gas plant at Kennedy’s on the Edisto River drew sustained criticism at a Senate Energy Subcommittee hearing, where witnesses warned the site has discrete risks, unclear cost estimates and would sit near a historically burdened community.
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