MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper is reopening Old Santee Canal Park’s facilities on June 21, 2021. This includes all buildings, bathrooms, picnic shelters and the park’s popular canoe rentals. Unvaccinated guests are asked to wear a mask inside buildings.…
Maybe you’ve noticed? The grass is greener, the vegetation is fuller, the thermometer is rising and so is the humidity. It all points to one thing – summer! Summertime is perfect for day trips to the beach, hiking and backyard…
Camping any time of year is an exciting escape. Summer is especially fun as warm weather allows for lots of outdoor activities. But things can get tricky if you’re camping on the coast, during hurricane season . Areas far inland…
Ford has finally announced its long-anticipated electric version of the popular F-150 truck – the F-150 Lightning. With the rising number of electric vehicles on the market, and other big names such as Tesla announcing their plans for an electric…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – To help broadband providers more quickly build out retail service to unserved areas of South Carolina, Santee Cooper is now accepting applications from broadband providers interested in access to the utility’s excess fiber and transmission infrastructure.…
Reliability to our customers is very important to us, and we work year-round on maintaining our infrastructure while using improved technologies to help us manage power outages. Hurricane season begins on June 1 and continues through November, and we’re prepared.…
Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of serving on the committee to select the Berkeley County District Teacher of the Year. As a former teacher, I know they have a passion for learning and educating the…
Hurricane preparedness week is May 9-15 and being prepared should be a way of life along the coast. Our memories can be short, so it may be easy to forget the devastation that follows a hurricane, but it’s important that…
As spring and summer heat up and bring new life to the great outdoors, they also bring new excitement around getting outside and camping. As of 2019, there were more than 82 million active camping households in North America. With…
Electrical safety is important throughout daily life when we spend a large amount of time and energy simply doing chores, making meals, using lights, and even kicking back and watching Netflix with the HVAC running. Equally, if not more important,…