WPDE February 5, 2021 by SIMON WILLIAMS | WPDE Staff MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A lot of us could expect electric bills to go up in the colder months, but several Santee Cooper customers said theirs are much higher than normal. A Facebook post has over 200 comments from customers along the Grand Strand […]
Times and Democrat February 7, 2021 By FRANK KNAPP JR. A recent Times and Democrat editorial expressed several concerns about the South Carolina General Assembly’s upcoming decision on the future of Santee Cooper. Let me address those concerns by answering these questions. Would the sale of Santee Cooper to an investor-owned utility guarantee higher rates
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The Berkeley Independent January 29, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce The South Carolina House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3194, re-establishing a process for a potential sale of Santee Cooper while also outlining significant reforms to the state-owned utility. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce
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Blog by Frank Knapp Jr., President & CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce January 28, 2021 The South Carolina House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3194, re-establishing a process for a potential sale of Santee Cooper while also outlining significant reforms to the state-owned utility. The South Carolina Small Business
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Representative Kirkman Finlay, Chairman of the SC House Santee Cooper Ad Hoc Committee, called on the utility to refute any of the information contained in the two documents released by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce. The Committee met this morning to discuss HR. 3194, a
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January 5, 2021 Just three months ago, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber and the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce published “No Longer An Asset: How Santee Cooper is Failing South Carolina,” a paper that lays out the state-owned utility’s many failures in recent years. This month the South Carolina General
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Blog by Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. December 19, 2020 This past week Santee Cooper rolled out a new defense for its actions that have been roundly criticized by members of the SC legislature—they are a business enterprise. “We should run like a business,” the
Lexington County Chronicle, December 17, 2020 The Lancaster News, December 26, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. Special to the Chronicle Should Santee Cooper be sold or not is expected to be hotly debated when state lawmakers return next month. The 2 sides are gearing up for a battle. Last week the SC House announced the
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Lexington County Chronicle December 6, 2020 Execs get bonuses By Jerry Bellune Santee Cooper and SC taxpayers are paying millions to former executives. Former Santee Cooper CEO Lonnie Carter received a golden parachute with his retirement in 2017. In addition to $344,572 for life from the state retirement system he will be paid up to
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Energy Consumers of the Carolinas November 18, 2020 From Scott Carlberg “You can’t appreciate what you haven’t seen.” I used to say that with my corporate employees as we discussed new ideas and our customers. Santee Cooper customers are in this situation. Santee Cooper says, “trust us…we got this.” That is despite the utility’s track
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