Buried in energy bill: provisions that could chill solar expansion
“This takes us backwards and it would severely harm the solar industry. It would be a significant impediment to progress.”
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SC energy bill mirrors failed VC Summer project, experts say
“It's the same utility territory, it's the same customers, it's the same revenue stream, it's the same company. So, you've got the same two companies seeking a joint project as was with VC Summer.”
SC faces repeat of costly nuclear fiasco if lawmakers don’t wise up, critics say
“It would not only authorize Santee Cooper to join Dominion in the natural gas plant, but it could make building another natural gas plant possible for Duke Energy”
Will solar ruling cause SC power bills to rise? It sure looks that way, utility says
South Carolina's Public Service Commission reversed a November decision and agreed to increase the rates Dominion Energy must pay solar farm developers, from 2 cents to 3.5 cents per kilowatt hour. The decision was requested by…
Duke urged to develop massive solar farm
“would have economic development benefits in the form of jobs and business development in South Carolina”
S.C. beaten out for federal grant to fund development of mini-nukes
“The market conditions for nuclear power have changed dramatically in the past five years”
PSC hears presentations on solar, wind energy
The South Carolina Public Service Commission held an unusual two-hour session to hear presentations on solar and wind energy expansion, requested by the S.C. Coastal Conservation League and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Speakers highlighted…
Major cleanup planned by state power company
South Carolina's state-owned utility Santee Cooper announced plans to clean up 11 million tons of contaminated coal ash from three power plants and close most remaining coal waste ponds, settling lawsuits filed by environmental groups including…
Officials: Sea level rise is worth a look
“Some East Coast cities, notably Wilmington, N.C., and areas in Florida, are already projecting what sea level rise can mean to things such as water and sewer systems, public monuments, parks and other things”
Greens settle coal suit with DHEC
“We fully expect that the new permit will include stricter, modern pollution controls to better protect Conway and South Carolina's environment”
Critics fear $7 billion SRS boondoggle
“some fairly serious concerns with the mixed oxide fuel program”
SC power companies defend solar practices
“They've painted themselves with a green brush as much as they can, but they do minimal things”
Coal pollution suit filed against Santee Cooper
Three environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed suit against state-owned Santee Cooper over toxic arsenic discharges from the utility's Grainger coal-fired power plant in Conway. The lawsuit challenges the company's plan to…
Friday: Leaders must back clean energy
An op-ed by Tom French, Executive Director of the S.C. Clean Energy Business Alliance, urges South Carolina leaders to support clean-energy policies ahead of the state primary. French argues that clean-energy development could create over 20,000…
Online Extra: Congress must act on energy efficiency
Guest columnist Dr. James B. Atkins argues that energy efficiency is the quickest and least-costly path to meeting South Carolina's future electricity demand while addressing climate change. He cites studies showing energy-efficiency programs could reduce U.S.…