Energy

A judge has given preliminary approval to a $520 million settlement that would provide refunds to Santee Cooper customers whose utility rates were increased to pay for the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project. … Read More

The utility presented details a day after consultants hired by the S.C. Department of Administration to write a report recommending options for Santee Cooper’s future presented their conclusions to state legislators. … Read More

The Calhoun County project is the London-based renewable energy company’s third in the state. The project, which has a 20-year power purchase agreement with Dominion Energy, brings Cubico’s S.C. solar capacity to more than 300 MW. … Read More

Nearly 80% of the coal ash produced at Wateree Station is recycled into products approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, such as cement and wallboard. … Read More

Details might reveal parts of a confidential plan to keep Santee Cooper under state control, the utility said. That plan is one of several proposals the General Assembly will consider in 2020 in deciding whether to sell Santee Cooper. … Read More