WPDE-TV April 9, 2019 by Nicholas Papantonis Watch video MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — From day one, it’s been a nuclear nightmare for South Carolina leaders. A failed nuclear plant project has placed the state-owned utility billions of dollars in debt, which has led politicians to warn constituents about rate hikes. As the increases– totaling […]
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WMFF-TV April 8, 2019 By Aaron Ladd Watch video MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Standing room only for a town hall meeting Monday at a Myrtle Beach area library to discuss the future of one of South Carolina’s largest energy suppliers. Monday’s discussion at Chapin Memorial Library in Myrtle Beach was just one of a
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Lexington County Chronicle April 11, 2019 By Frank Knapp, Jr., Special to the Chronicle Santee Cooper and its supporters are trying to stop the sale of the utility, which is about $8 billion in debt. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce’s recent town hall in Charleston on the possible sale of Santee Cooper
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) and four co-sponsors will be holding town halls across much of the state to engage the public on the possible sale of Santee Cooper, the state’s financially-troubled agency that provides electricity to much of the state. The next town hall will be in Myrtle Beach on
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Lexington County Chronicle April 4, 2019 by Jerry Bellune Mid-Carolina Electric is going to get what SC Electric & Gas charges. Santee Cooper executives told a Senate committee their residential electric rates will increase more than 7% by 2021. This is on top of an extra 5% their customers are already paying for the taxpayer-owed
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Post and Courier April 3, 2019 By Seanna Adcox COLUMBIA — Legislators maintain control of any potential sale of South Carolina’s only state-owned utility and would decide one way or another by year’s end under a bill the House approved Wednesday. “The problem we have now is Santee Cooper is paralyzed” due to uncertainty over the
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Lexington County Chronicle April 4, 2019 by Jerry Bellune We were wrong. We reported earlier that debt-ridden Santee Cooper has been paying an investment banker $150,000 a month for advice. Santee Cooper officials have admitted to senators that they have actually been paying $250,000 a month for at least 4 months to Centerview Partners for
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) and four co-sponsors will be holding town halls across much of the state to engage the public on the possible sale of Santee Cooper, the state’s financially-troubled agency that provides electricity to much of the state. The first town hall will be Tuesday, April 2, form
MyHorryNews.com March 29, 2019 From staff reports The public is invited to share their thoughts at a town hall in Myrtle Beach on Santee Cooper possibly being sold. The meeting will be held from 5-6 p.m. on April 8 at Chapin Memorial Libary and is being hosted by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of
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Lexington County Chronicle March 26, 2019 House lawmakers want to take charge of selling Santee Cooper. This runs counter to a Senate proposal to turn over sale negotiations to Gov. Henry McMaster. A joint resolution calls for Santee Cooper’s buyer to absorb all of its $8 billion debt and cut electric rates. Mike Couick, president
