Investment Expected to Bring 75 New Jobs to the Area COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Union County Economic Development Board today…

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Santee Cooper is the only utility in South Carolina to generate electricity via landfill methane, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions; three current facilities produce more than 14 MW of clean,…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – June 30, 2008 – Santee Cooper announced today the utility’s updated Generation Plan, the blueprint outlining how the state’s largest producer of electricity plans to fulfill its…

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COLUMBIA, SC – June 26, 2008 – The Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) has recognized South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) for excellence in customer service and billing with the 2008…

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WASHINGTON, DC – June 10, 2008 To see details of this forecast update, go to the following World Wide Web site on the Internet:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html       Highlights West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…

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COLUMBIA, SC – May 22, 2008 –  SouthernCarolina Alliance, the economic development alliance representing Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Hampton counties, recently named the South Carolina Power Team as a Regional Economic…

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WASHINGTON, DC – May 20, 2008 – U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels increased by 1.6 percent in 2007, from 5,888 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2)…

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WASHINGTON, DC – May 6, 2008 – Highlight of the short-term energy outlook  – West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil spot prices increased from $101 to $120 per barrel over the first…

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WASHINGTON, DC – April 8, 2008 – To see details of this forecast update, go to the following World Wide Web site on the Internet: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html       Highlights West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil…

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WASHINGTON, DC – March 31, 2008 – The U.S. nuclear industry supplied a record 806.5 billion kilowatthours of electricity in 2007.  The largest increase came in Tennessee, with4 billion kilowatthours…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2008 – The South Carolina Power Team received the Upstate Alliance’s 2007 Economic Development Impact Award at the Alliance’s 2008 annual meeting. Santee Cooper, an…

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COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2009 – The South Carolina Power Team recently produced the latest edition of Why Companies Locate in South Carolina. The 10-page booklet communicates the business…

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WASHINGTON, DC – March 11, 2008 – The slowing economy combined with high petroleum prices is expected to constrain growth in U.S. consumption of liquid fuels and other petroleum products to…

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WASHINGTON, DC – January 8,  2008 – Global oil markets will likely remain tight through 2008, then ease moderately in 2009.  EIA projects that world oil demand will continue to grow…

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                                         December 11, 2007 To see details of this forecast update, go to the following World Wide Web site on the Internet:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html       Highlights Global oil markets will…

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WASHINGTON, DC – November 28, 2007 – Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 7,075.6 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2006, a decrease of 1.5 percent from…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 5, 2007 -U.S. natural gas proved reserves increased 3 percent in 2006, rising to over 211 trillion cubic feet, the highest level since 1976 according to…

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OCTOBER 22, 2007 – Washington, DC – The retail price of electricity increased by more than 9 percent in 2006, the largest increase since 1981.  Fourteen states and the District…

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Jenkinsville, S.C. – September 27, 2007 – South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) will conduct a test of the 106 sirens located within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 7, 2007 – SCE&G will conduct maintenance on Unit 2 of the Saluda Hydroelectric Plant Sept. 9 through Sept. 12 to improve aeration of the unit.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 4, 2007 –  SCE&G is reducing the purchased gas portion of its natural gas rates for September, resulting in an average decrease to residential customer bills…

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COLUMBIA, SC – Aug. 30, 2007 – As customers begin getting their bills for one of the hottest months on record, South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) would like to…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 24, 2007 – In response to a growing interest in natural gas, South Carolina Electric & Gas is expanding its natural gas service around Aiken, beginning…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Aug. 8, 2007 – South Carolina Electric & Gas customers set a new record for electric use today. A new peak demand record of 4,869 megawatts of…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (Aug. 9, 2007) – South Carolina Electric & Gas customers set a new record for electric use Wednesday and may possibly set a second record today. The current…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Aug. 10, 2007 – South Carolina Electric & Gas customers set a new record for electric use today. A new peak demand record of 4,926 megawatts of…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Aug. 6, 2007 –  SCE&G is reducing the purchased gas portion of its natural gas rates for August, resulting in an average decrease to residential customer bills…

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Columbia, SC, June 15, 2007 – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), today filed an application with the Public Service Commission of South…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 8, 2007) –  SCE&G is raising the purchased gas portion of its natural gas rates for June, resulting in an average increase to residential customer bills of…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 29, 2007) – With the official start to hurricane season one week away, South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) wants to let customers know they have more…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 31, 2007) – As part of the Saluda Hydroelectric Plant relicensing process, SCE&G will perform a detailed study of aquatic habitat in the lower Saluda River Sunday,…

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