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New Grid Resiliency Grant Program Approved
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a South Carolina program for strengthening the state’s electric grid resiliency and awarded…
Overton Beach Park Opens May 27
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Beginning May 27, Santee Cooper’s Overton Beach Park, located on Lake Moultrie, will be open seven days a week from…
Santee Cooper Board Approves New Resource Roadmap
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today approved the utility’s 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), including a preferred energy portfolio…
Santee Cooper Honored with National Award for Outstanding Safety Practices
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2022. The…
Santee Cooper Recognized Again as a Reliable Public Power Provider
Santee Cooper has earned the prestigious Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® Diamond designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe…
Santee Cooper Begins Controlled Spilling at Santee Dam
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Based on actual and forecasted weather conditions, Santee Cooper will begin spilling operations at approximately noon on Sunday, April 30,…
Celebrate The Season Gives the Gift of More Than $107,000
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Local charities received more than $107,000 thanks to the generosity of those who visited the 2022 Celebrate The Season’s Holiday…
Santee Cooper Board Approves Purchase of Generating Station
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today approved the purchase of Cherokee County Cogeneration Partners LLC, a natural gas combined…
The SkyWheel Myrtle Beach Gives Green Power a Whirl
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The SkyWheel Myrtle Beach has teamed up with Santee Cooper to present “Solar Sundays,” fueling the SkyWheel with Santee Cooper’s…
CBRE Arranges Sale of Two Industrial Development Sites at Santee Cooper’s Camp Hall in Charleston
CBRE has arranged the sale of two adjacent industrial development sites totaling 26.44 acres at Camp Hall in Charleston. Santee Cooper, the state-owned electric…
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