MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved today the suspension of construction of Units 2 and 3 at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, SC. The decision is anticipated to save Santee Cooper customers nearly $7 billion in additional costs to complete the project, including projected interest during construction. The decision to suspend construction is based […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA) (NYSE:SCG), and Santee Cooper, have entered into a definitive agreement with Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) for Toshiba to pay $2.168 billion ($1.192 billion to SCE&G for its 55% and $0.976 billion to Santee Cooper for its 45% project ownership) in full satisfaction of its guaranty of […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The 400-foot beachfront swimming area at Santee Cooper’s Overton Beach Park on Lake Moultrie opens Saturday, May 27, and remains open through Labor Day. Overton Beach Park, located five miles north of Moncks Corner, will be open daily to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with certified lifeguards on duty. Hours will be limited […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Santee Cooper is offering a free Solar Energy 101 Workshop to help customers understand the solar energy technologies and rebates available to them. The workshop will be held on Saturday, May 13, from 10:30 a.m. until noon, in the Bill McCall Auditorium at Santee Cooper headquarters (1 Riverwood Dr., Moncks Corner). The workshop complements Santee Cooper’s Solar Home, […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – State-owned utility Santee Cooper has announced its spring and summer hours for the Pinopolis Lock at the Jefferies Hydroelectric Station on Lake Moultrie. Effective Monday, April 10, the lock will be operated from 9 a.m. (or 30 minutes after sunrise, whichever is later) to 7:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes before sunset, whichever is earlier). Digital signage […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –The Pinopolis Lock on Lake Moultrie at Santee Cooper’s Jefferies Hydroelectric Station is now operating after repairs took place this week. For updates on lock availability, boaters can follow Santee Cooper on Facebook and Twitter, and can call 843-899-LOCK (5625). The lock, part of the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project, has been in service since 1942, […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently authorized management to study the utility’s current electric rates and determine whether the rates will support future expenses. Two key factors driving the rate review are continued expenses associated with Santee Cooper’s share of the two new nuclear units at V.C. Summer Generating Station and costs associated with environmental […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper awarded the contract for the demolition of Jefferies Generating Station near Moncks Corner to DEMCO Inc. DEMCO has started pre-demolition site work and is currently beginning general preparations, collecting and sorting materials and equipment, and setting up for asbestos abatement. Demolition work begins this month, with the dismantling of Jefferies’ two 300 ft. stacks […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Multiple agencies are actively searching for a security guard who disappeared from his shift Wednesday night. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, the missing worker, who is a contracted by Santee Cooper, has been identified as 53-year-old Michael Curry. During a press conference Thursday evening, Sheriff Duane Lewis stated that Curry missed a radio check-in while on duty at the […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. —According to a survey conducted by MarketSearch, residential customers gave Santee Cooper an overall customer satisfaction score of more than 97 percent, higher than the national average of almost 90 percent. The independent survey rates utilities on industry issues such as power quality, customer care, service, rates, environmental responsibility and planning for the future. Santee Cooper also […]
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