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New solar field opens in Kingstree
The 7.61-acre field, a collaboration between Dutch multinational company Royal DSM, solar equipment provider Southern Current and Duke Energy subsidiary Progress Energy, will provide around 2 million kilowatt hours of energy per year.
Senate passes bill to temporarily cut energy rates
A vote to temporarily cut SCE&G customer rates by 13% passed the Senate, casting doubt on a proposed merger of parent company SCANA with Dominion, days after a study found such a deal could result in an $18.7 billion economic impact.
OPDE Group plans new solar farm in Bamberg County
The company is making a $63 million investment to construct a new solar farm. OPDE Group currently has a portfolio of more than one gigawatt of renewable energy projects worldwide.
McMaster: ‘Rogue’ agency needs to be sold
Calling Santee Cooper a “rogue agency,” S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster urged the S.C. Legislature to move the process of selling the state-owned utility forward during its current session.
Georgia PSC approves Dominion-SCANA merger
The Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the proposed merger between Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Energy and SCANA Corp. In doing so, Georgia becomes the first state to act on the proposal.
Report: Santee Cooper bills could rise by up to $750 a year
An economic analysis by an S.C. think tank suggests that Santee Cooper residential utility bills could increase by anywhere from $167 to $750 annually until the state-owned utility’s V.C. summer-related debt is paid off in 2056.
Condon appointed Santee Cooper board chairman
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped former S.C. Attorney General Charlie Condon to lead the utility's board of directors. Condon will serve out the term left vacant by Leighton Lord's resignation before being appointed to a full term
