Energy

Utility companies are reporting an increased number of attempts to scam businesses using the coronavirus outbreak as a pretext for collecting money that’s not owed by customers. … Read More

Goose Creek has filed a lawsuit against Santee Cooper over the city’s right to provide electric utility service to Century Aluminum. A special referendum passed in December allows Goose Creek to establish a municipal electric utility. … Read More

Construction at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station ended in 2017 with billions of dollars of debt, thousands unemployed and no new reactors, but it also paved the way for South Carolina to think about energy differently. … Read More

South Carolina saw a 10% increase in its solar workforce last year to 3,037 total jobs, according to a report from the nonprofit advocacy group The Solar Foundation. Nationally, solar jobs were up 2.3% in 2019, an increase of 5,600 jobs. … Read More

The S.C. Department of Administration has released its long-awaited report on the future of Santee Cooper, setting the stage for the General Assembly and Gov. Henry McMaster to make their decision on what to do with the public utility. … Read More