Energy

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

Google, Central Electric Power Cooperative and Berkeley Electric Cooperative are building a 75-megawatt solar farm which is expected to generate 180,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy each year. … Read More

The 560-acre Shaw Creek Solar Energy Center has the capacity to generate 74.9 megawatts of electricity and nearly $9 million in tax revenue for Aiken County. … Read More

The sale of $163 million in variable rate revenue obligation bonds will be used to refund debt, the utility said. Santee Cooper expects the transaction to result in debt service savings of $40 million during the next 16 years. … Read More