PINEVILLE, S.C. – For more than 80 years, the Santee Spillway has helped control water flow between Lake Marion and the Santee River, but it has also blocked the migration of fish swimming upstream to spawn. Now, a new public-private…
In celebration of you, our valued customers, we will be hosting a Customer Appreciation Day on Thursday, April 7. It’s also our 88 th birthday – but you’ll be receiving the gifts! If you’re a Santee Cooper customer, bring a…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has announced its spring and summer operating hours for the Pinopolis Navigational Lock on Lake Moultrie at Jefferies Hydroelectric Station. Effective Sunday, March 13, the lock will be operated from 9 a.m. to 7:30…
Have you ever caught a glimpse of your future and saw yourself doing that one thing you have always dreamed of doing? Then, you have a realization one day and notice you are, in fact, doing that one thing. Well,…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –– Santee Cooper will conduct a test of its 15 warning sirens for the Santee Dam flood plain in Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 21. As part of the test, Santee…
For most homeowners, using less energy around the house is a goal that’s well worth pursuing. After all, homeowners who manage to cut their household power usage are not only saving energy and the resources used to make energy, they’re…
Last week marked the 80 th year that Santee Cooper has been producing reliable electricity for the people of South Carolina. It all started back in 1934 when Governor Blackwood signed a bill to create the South Carolina Public Service…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Business Facilities magazine named Santee Cooper one of its Top Utilities, noting that the power provider did much more for South Carolina than provide energy. Business Facilities cited a range of economic development programs and incentives,…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Due to ongoing concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, this year’s Shuckin’ in the Park Oyster Roast at Old Santee Canal Park has been canceled. The park remains open for guests to enjoy from 9…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper’s Jefferies Hydroelectric Station has been generating electricity for 80 years. On Feb. 17, 1942, the station first generated electricity and continues today to provide clean, renewable energy to South Carolinians. Santee Cooper hydropower has…