MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 14, 2008 – One year after announcing an unprecedented move by a South Carolina energy utility—creating a new department focused solely on conservation and renewable…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 14, 2008 –  As the largest producer of power in South Carolina, Santee Cooper takes seriously the responsibility to help its customers in the wise…

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Innovative environmental program continues GALIVANTS FERRY, SC – October 14, 2008 – Horry Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and the Horry County School District dedicated a Green Power Solar School today…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 14, 2008 –  As part of Santee Cooper’s ongoing conservation and renewable energy leadership efforts, the utility recently completed energy audits of its major facilities and…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 10, 2008 –  As part of Santee Cooper’s ongoing conservation and renewable energy leadership efforts, the utility recently completed energy audits of its major facilities and…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC — October 8, 2008 – As the largest producer of power in South Carolina, Santee Cooper takes seriously the responsibility to help its customers in the wise…

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Community action agencies begin taking applications Nov. 5Columbia, SC – October 8, 2008 – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) today announced a corporate gift of $250,000 to Project…

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October 7, 2008 Release                                   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 §         Average household expenditures for all…

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$170 Million Investment Brings Jobs and Economic Opportunity to Newberry COLUMBIA, SC – October 7, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Newberry County, and the Central S.C. Alliance…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 2, 2008 – In anticipation of the approaching winter season that may challenge many people to heat their homes comfortably and efficiently, South Carolina Electric and Gas…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – September 30, 2008 – Duke Energy Corporation today announced it is drawing approximately $1 billion under its $3.2 billion Master Credit Agreement, which expires in June 2012. In…

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PAGELAND, SC – September 29, 2009 – Lynches River  Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and the Chesterfield County School District dedicated a Green Power Solar School today at Chesterfield-Ruby Middle School. Children,…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – September 18, 2008 – Interest rates on Santee Cooper Mini-Bonds have been announced today, ranging from 3.00 percent up to 4.80 percent on the maturities of tax-free…

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WASHINGTON, DC – September 12 – The Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent statistical and analytical agency in the U.S. Department of Energy, released the report entitled The Impact of…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – September 12, 2008 – The average household spends more than $2,000 a year on energy bills, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and nearly half of…

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WASHINGTON, DC – September 9, 2008 – Short-Term Energy Outlook – Highlights The monthly average price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil decreased from over $133 per barrel in…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 2, 2008 – South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. has begun preparations for potential storm damage due to the possibility of Hurricane Hanna impacting its service territory…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC – August 30, 2008 – Santee Cooper has selected six 2008 high school graduates to participate in its Power Associates technical-career scholarship program. Now in its second year,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 3, 2008 – As the projected arrival and strength of Hurricane Hanna continue to be determined and tropical storms Ike and Josephine brew, South Carolina Electric &…

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WASHINGTON, DC – August 12, 2008 * The spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil increased from $122 per barrel on June 4 to $145 per barrel on…

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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Santee Cooper treated more than 70 teachers to an “education vacation” this summer, as part of the 20th annual Energy Educators Institute series at the Wampee…

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GEORGETOWN, SC – August 12, 2008 – Officials with Santee Cooper, American Gypsum and Georgetown County today dedicated American Gypsum’s new wallboard plant built adjacent to Santee Cooper’s Winyah Generating…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC — August 6, 2008 – As soaring summer temperatures test the limits of your home’s cooling system, saving energy without sacrificing comfort can be a breeze. According…

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Energy Company to Bring New Jobs to the Allendale Area COLUMBIA, S.C. – July 28, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the SouthernCarolina Alliance today announced that…

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The first of its kind in the state, the Solar Homes Initiative is a rebate program that helps Santee Cooper customers to go green by investing in solar equipment PAWLEYS…

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Phase 2 of innovative environmental program continues PAGELAND, SC — July 21, 2008 – Lynches River Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and Chesterfield County School District have announced the formation of the…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC — July 17, 2008 – Santee Cooper has given away more than half a million compact fluorescent light bulbs to its residential customers since launching the ongoing…

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MONCKS CORNER, SC — July 16, 2008 – With an estimated three out of every four Americans owning a personal computer, it’s becoming increasingly important to use them in an…

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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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WASHINGTON, DC – July 8, 2008  – U.S. Department of Energy –  Energy Information Administration Highlights Highlights * The spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil increased from $122 per…

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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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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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