Let all your friends across NC and SC know about Duke Energy's plans. ...this area's economy is driven by tourism. Those dollars will dry up, jobs will be lost and the beauty that has been cultivated and protected across the Upstate and WNC will be destroyed. See the link below for all of the Top 15 Scenic Drives in NC near Asheville. These don't include SC, but Tryon, Brevard, Hendersonville, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock, Flat Rock and ALL the small towns that are near to Landrum and Traveler's Rest SC are part of our ONE COMMUNITY that together have built an economy through conservation, agri-business, eco-tourism -- all efforts that depend on protecting and maintaining the environment of the Foothills and the mountains. "National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads based on their archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities. There are 150 such designated byways in 46 states", SC's Route 11, aka the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway described this way on the government's website: "Looming majestically beyond the low Piedmont hills, the Blue Ridge escarpment thrills the mountain lover's soul. The Cherokees called these heights the "Great Blue Hills of God." Following an ancient Cherokee path, this beautiful two-lane road arcs through peach orchards and villages, past Cowpens National Battlefield and over Lake Keowee." STOP DUKE ENERGY.