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 $10.4 million in funding for the first two years. Santee Cooper, which is owned by the…
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 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Overton Beach Park is located 5 miles north of Moncks Corner…
Living in South Carolina provides access to lakes, waterways, rivers, and the ocean, which is a boater’s dream. Owning a boat certainly has its perks, but also comes with a lot of responsibility, the most important of which is knowing…
Warm breezes, beach days, early sunrises, and late sunsets are a few reasons to love the summer months. Summer can have its challenges, though, with more mosquitoes, sunburns, humidity, and higher electric bills. Luckily, there are a lot of easy…
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 that significantly reduces Santee Cooper’s carbon footprint and prioritizes flexibility, reliability and affordability in meeting customers’…
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 utility earned the first-place award in the category for utilities with 1,000,000 to 3,999,999 worker hours…
Santee Cooper has earned the prestigious Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® Diamond designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service. Santee Cooper has maintained an RP3® designation since 2006, the first year the designation…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Based on actual and forecasted weather conditions, Santee Cooper will begin spilling operations at approximately noon on Sunday, April 30, to mitigate the increased flows into the Santee Cooper Lakes system. The flow will be at…
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 Lights Driving Tour. Since the event began in 2011, it has helped raise nearly $1.2 million.…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today approved the purchase of Cherokee County Cogeneration Partners LLC, a natural gas combined cycle power plant in Gaffney, S.C. The planned $17 million purchase also requires approval by the…