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469 mentions for region: South Carolina
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“If you've been considering an energy upgrade — whether it's installing an induction cooktop or an entire solar system — don't wait. H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) has shown that the opportunity to save money while contributing to a cleaner future won't last forever.”
“The gradual increases in efficiency for air conditioning and the significant increase in efficiency for lighting and then a bunch of other little efficiency gains, (have) basically totally offset the effect of all the people coming into South Carolina. That trend was largely expected to continue before the data center growth showed up.”
“Bigger is not always better, when it comes to controlling the cost and environmental impact of electric service. As proposed, NextEra and Dominion stockholders could make billions of dollars in exchange for giving customers in South Carolina effectively peanuts. Our state officials should not rubberstamp the transfer of this state-guaranteed monopoly without strong guarantees around affordability and environmental impact.”
“We thought it was important to intervene in the merger case because having the largest utility company in the world fund power plants in the Lowcountry to serve new data centers could negatively affect both our electric bills and our landscape.”
South Carolina sold approximately 5,000 new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in the first half of 2025, representing a slight increase over the prior year but still placing the state near the bottom of Southeast EV…
The South Carolina Public Service Commission heard oral arguments over whether a proposed $3 billion Valara Holdings data center in Spartanburg County must undergo state utility siting review, drawing dozens of local residents to Columbia. The…
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released its annual solar report predicting strong but uneven solar power expansion across Southeast states through the 2020s, with Florida Power & Light leading the regional buildout. The report examines…
“Energy expert and decarbonization director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Eddy Moore breaks down the situation in this Live 5 Deep Dive.”
“I'm not questioning that there will be demand. But I'm trying to emphasize that the financial plans today are being made upon projections. And over and over in the past, the projections have turned out to be wrong, always on the high side.”
“The Southeast added 5 GW of solar in 2024 alone, bringing the cumulative total to nearly 28 GW.”
“This plant is so large that its pollutants will affect two million people”
“Bigger is not always better, when it comes to controlling the cost and environmental impact of electric service. As proposed, NextEra and Dominion stockholders could make billions of dollars in exchange for giving customers in South Carolina effectively peanuts.”
“It is clean energy. It's not emitting pollution like coal or natural gas, and it doesn't have fuel costs.”
A Public Service Commission of South Carolina hearing examined whether a 450-megawatt Valara data center in Spartanburg County must comply with the state's Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
“Once you have a pipeline easement, if there are future expansion plans, you are more than likely going to end up with more than one pipeline on the property.”
