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Local business owners are saving money and leading a more energy efficient lifestyle thanks to Santee Cooper’s Refrigerator Rebate program.  Launched in fall 2009, Santee Cooper’s program helps c ...  more
BLUFFTON, SC – Santee Cooper, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and the Technical College of the Lowcountry today dedicated a 20-kilowatt solar array at TCL’s New River Campus.  The project is the la ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Sunday’s heavy rain in the Upstate and throughout the Santee Cooper watershed is causing increased inflows to the Santee Cooper Lakes system, resulting in spilling operations on ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. —The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today approved an enhanced mini-bond program featuring two sales in 2010 and longer sale periods, to make it easier for South Carolinians to i ...  more
The arctic air that has settled into South Carolina the past couple of weeks caused a peak-demand record at Santee Cooper this morning as homes and businesses worked to stay warm.A new peak record of ...  more
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors determined that the utility’s current practices meet or exceed four new federal standards related to energy efficiency added to the Public Utility Regulatory Polic ...  more
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved a $2.5 billion budget for 2010 today at its regular monthly meeting. The board also approved the 2011 and 2012 budgets for planning purposes.The 2010 budg ...  more
Trumbull, CT USA - Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility, has selected COWI USA, Inc., based in Trumbull, CT, as the prime consultant for the first phase of building a ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.---Continuing to advance its public outreach and education regarding wind-generated power, Santee Cooper is researching the viability of wind energy at new locations in Georgetown C ...  more
(Columbia)  A first-of-its-kind conference will be held on October 28 at Harbison State Forest in Columbia, SC.  More than four-dozen leaders from government, academia, and the timber and fo ...  more
Before this year, perhaps no issue drew more attention than the environment. While the environment remains as important as ever, over the last 12 months the environment has been replaced as the hot bu ...  more
Perhaps no issues are more hot button these days than the environment and the economy. The general feeling is that both need to be saved, but there are differing views as to how to go about doing so.O ...  more
Global warming has become a top of mind concern for most Americans over the last few years thanks to the devastating tragedies from tropical storms around the world due to climate change.As a result, ...  more
Utility cites three reasons: diminished demand during recession, proposed government regulations and reduced power load requirementsMONCKS CORNER, S.C. — The Santee Cooper board of directors announced ...  more
Board postpones voting on second phase MONCKS CORNER, S.C.-The Santee Cooper Board of Directors voted today to enact an overall average 3.4 percent base rate increase beginning Nov. 1, 2009 to offset ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.---J.D. Power and Associates announced today that Santee Cooper ranks ‘Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Midsize Utilities in the South’ and based on Santee Cooper’s numerical ...  more
Summer isn’t the time to let energy saving go out the window. Following these few tips about windows and window treatments can help save money and energy during the dog days of summer. Energy-efficien ...  more
Santee Cooper has been named a Best Workplace for Commuters by the National Center for Transit Research.The award recognizes iRide, Santee Cooper’s commuter benefits program, as meeting the U.S. Envir ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Legislation was passed in 2007 that will require all light bulbs to use 30 percent less energy than today’s incandescent light bulbs beginning by 2014 and 70 percent less energy ...  more
AIKEN, SC — Santee Cooper and the Center for Hydrogen Research dedicated a 20-kilowatt solar panel array today that advances hydrogen generation from renewable energy sources. Specifically, the array ...  more
SALEM, S.C.— Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and the School District of Oconee County dedicated today a Green Power Solar School at Tamassee-Salem Middle & High School.  The sc ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper, the South Carolina Public Service Authority, is offering $330,950,000 in refunding and new money bonds.The issue includes $113,515,000 tax-exempt refunding Series ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.-The Santee Cooper Board of Directors voted today to consider a new two-year rate increase that would raise overall customer bills an average 4.4 percent beginning in November and a ...  more
MONCKS CORNER, SC — To coincide with Earth Day, Santee Cooper is releasing its 2008 Environmental Report.Entitled “Elemental,” the report illustrates the significant progress Santee Cooper made in 200 ...  more
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Santee Cooper and HTC are working together to serve their respective customers from a brand new facility located at Towne Centre in Carolina Forest.  HTC constructed the attr ...  more

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