Eagle Solar Group launching solar project in Orangeburg County
February 28, 2018
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC – Eagle Solar Group announced plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art solar farm in Orangeburg County. The company is investing $87.9 million in the new operations. Eagle Solar…
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Eagle Solar Group launching solar project in Orangeburg County
February 28, 2018
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC – Eagle Solar Group announced plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art solar farm in Orangeburg County. The company is investing $87.9 million in the new operations. Eagle Solar…
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Southern Current launching new Solar Projects in Lee County
February 22, 2018
Company Investing $100 Million in Solar Farm Development Southern Current, a leading developer in the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar markets, is expanding its solar farm portfolio with new facilities…
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Southern Current launching new Solar Projects in Lee County
February 22, 2018
Company Investing $100 Million in Solar Farm Development Southern Current, a leading developer in the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar markets, is expanding its solar farm portfolio with new facilities…
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Tradewind Energy establishing new solar project in Orangeburg County
February 14, 2018
Development Will Bring Approximately $89 Million Investment Tradewind Energy – one of the largest independent wind and solar project development companies in the U.S. – is launching a new, $89…
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Tradewind Energy establishing new solar project in Orangeburg County
February 14, 2018
Development Will Bring Approximately $89 Million Investment Tradewind Energy – one of the largest independent wind and solar project development companies in the U.S. – is launching a new, $89…
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SCE&G hosts neighborhood energy efficiency program in Blackville
February 7, 2018
Residents of Blackville attended a community meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, to receive information about an energy efficiency program that SCE&G is offering through March 2018 at no charge to residential…
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PurePower Technologies® appoints Greg Butler as Executive Vice President, Operations
February 5, 2018
COLUMBIA, SC – PurePower Technologies®, a leader in engineering and remanufacturing of diesel fuel injectors and turbochargers for OEMs and the aftermarket, has appointed Greg Butler as Executive Vice President of Operations. In…
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Prysmian Group joins U.S. EPA SmartWay® Transport Partnership
February 4, 2018
Prysmian Group, the world leader in the energy and telecom cable and systems industry, announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Federal Trade Commission grants early termination of antitrust waiting period for proposed Dominion Energy-SCANA combination
February 2, 2018
Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D), and SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) announced that their proposed combination has cleared a key condition needed for completion. The Federal Trade Commission has granted early…
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Statement from Dominion Energy on South Carolina House Bill 4375
January 31, 2018
We did not see the proposed changes to South Carolina House Bill 4375 prior to introduction today, and are in the process of reviewing them. While our review is continuing,…
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The Brookland Foundation receives grant from Dominion Energy
January 31, 2018
Funding will help homeless adults and families in S.C. The Brookland Foundation, a community-based non-profit serving adults and children in the Columbia area, has received a $10,000 Critical Community Needs…
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Dominion Energy contributes $15,000 to support Salvation Army Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry Program
January 30, 2018Dominion Energy has partnered with The Salvation Army of the Midlands to support the Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry program through a Critical Community Needs Grant of $15,000.…
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Dominion Energy contributes $15,000 to support Salvation Army Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry program
January 29, 2018Dominion Energy has partnered with The Salvation Army of the Midlands to support the Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry program through a Critical Community Needs Grant of…
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Dominion Energy contributes $15,000 to support Salvation Army Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry program
January 29, 2018Dominion Energy has partnered with The Salvation Army of the Midlands to support the Meals Service to the Homeless and Hungry program through a Critical Community Needs Grant of…
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A Conversation with Chet Wade, Dominion Energy
January 22, 2018
In early January, Dominion Energy and SCANA announced an agreement for the companies to combine in a stock-for-stock merger. The agreement calls for benefits to SCANA’s SCE&G electric customers to…
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Dominion Energy to award $1 million in environmental education and stewardship grants
January 22, 2018
Now accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 each; Recipients to be announced in April Projects should focus on environmental education or stewardship K-12 schools can now apply for…
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SCE&G to conduct controlled burns on Lake Murray islands
January 15, 2018
SCE&G will conduct controlled burns at company-owned islands on Lake Murray during the months of January and February as part of the company’s ongoing management of the lake and related…
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SCE&G earns “Emergency Recovery Award” for efforts to restore service after Hurricane Irma
January 10, 2018
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today awarded SCE&G the association’s “Emergency Recovery Award” for its outstanding power restoration efforts after Hurricane Irma in September 2017. “I am extremely proud of…
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Dominion Energy supports Critical Community Needs by giving more than $1 million to charity
January 9, 2018
Focus is on essential needs for shelter, access to health care, and food security in communities served by Dominion Energy Grants to be shared by 161 organizations in 11 states…
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SCE&G natural gas customers break energy usage record
January 9, 2018
Recent extreme cold weather in South Carolina has driven SCE&G natural gas customers to use record amounts of natural gas, much like the record usage the company saw with electric…
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Dominion Energy, SCANA announce all-stock merger
January 3, 2018Dominion Energy to fund $1.3 billion of cash payments to all SCE&G electric customers within 90 days after closing Estimated additional 5 percent rate reduction from current levels for SCE&G electric…
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SCE&G files formal request with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw COLs for VCS units 2 & 3
December 29, 2017
SCE&G, principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, has filed a formal request with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to withdraw the combined operating licenses (COLs) for VC Summer Station Units 2…
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Cypress Creek Renewables constructing new solar plant in Orangeburg County
December 19, 2017
75-megawatt facility to bring $115 million investment Cypress Creek Renewables, a company that specializes in the ownership and development of long-term solar energy projects, today announced a new $115 million…
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Cypress Creek Renewables constructing new solar plant in Orangeburg County
December 18, 201775-megawatt facility to bring $115 million investment Cypress Creek Renewables, a company that specializes in the ownership and development of long-term solar energy projects, today announced a new $115 million…
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Cypress Creek Renewables constructing new solar plant in Orangeburg County
December 18, 201775-megawatt facility to bring $115 million investment Cypress Creek Renewables, a company that specializes in the ownership and development of long-term solar energy projects, today announced a new $115 million…
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Midlands families receive holiday food baskets and gifts from SCE&G
December 12, 2017
SCE&G employees and retirees will fill and deliver 400 food baskets to low-income, pre-identified families in the Midlands as part of the company’s employee-funded annual Good Neighbor Fund (GNF) Christmas…
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Santee Cooper Board approves 2018 Budget
December 11, 2017
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved a $2.1 billion budget for 2018 at its regular monthly meeting today. The 2018 budget includes $1.7 billion for the electric system, $9.8…
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SCE&G first utility in South Carolina to achieve 42 megawatts of utility-scale solar
December 6, 2017
SCE&G has met the utility-scale solar goal set forth by the South Carolina Distributed Resource Program Act, or Act 236, by producing 42 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar power by…
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TIO Networks data compromise potentially affects some Duke Energy customers
December 6, 2017
Duke Energy Carolinas customers who paid a bill at one of the company’s 550 authorized walk-in payment processing centers between 2008 and 2017 may be affected by a potential compromise…
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Dominion Energy awards $50,000 grant to USO South Carolina
December 4, 2017Grant will fund Operation Read and Feed, Holiday Holdover Troops and Operation Snack Attack programs Today, December 4th, Dominion Energy awarded a $50,000 grant to USO South Carolina in support…
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Savannah River National Laboratory chemical engineer receives Orth Lifetime Achievement Award
December 4, 2017
Savannah River National Laboratory has named Tracy S. Rudisill as the 2017 winner of the Donald Orth Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor given by the laboratory for technical excellence…
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Santee Cooper crews traveling to hurricane-ravaged U.S. Virgin Islands to help restore power
November 20, 2017Santee Cooper crews departed today for the U.S. Virgin Islands to help restore power to the region ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in September. Some residents of the U.S.…
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SCE&G to acquire natural-gas-fired power plant
November 17, 2017South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA), announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to purchase a 540-megawatt, combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power…
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SCE&G to acquire natural-gas-fired power plant
November 17, 2017South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA), announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to purchase a 540-megawatt, combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power…
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SCE&G to acquire natural-gas-fired power plant
November 17, 2017
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA), announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to purchase a 540-megawatt, combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power…
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SCE&G proposes $4.8 billion solution to replace new nuclear project
November 16, 2017
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCANA) (NYSE:SCG), has proposed a comprehensive solution to outstanding issues regarding the abandoned V.C. Summer Station nuclear construction project,…
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Beautiful places across South Carolina will benefit from nearly $500,000 from Duke Energy
November 13, 2017
The Duke Energy Foundation is investing nearly $500,000 in 14 South Carolina environmental nonprofit organizations. The grants will fund environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts and environmental educational programs across the Duke Energy…
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Dominion Energy awards $550,000 to organizations serving Veterans and Military Families in seven states
November 9, 2017
Dominion Energy announced today it will give more than a half million dollars to eleven nonprofit organizations providing essential support services to active duty, veterans and military families in seven…
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Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission to host Junior Achievement Students for Career Day
November 8, 2017
On November 7th, Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission (DECG) will host fifty 11th and 12th grade students from Columbia High School to highlight career possibilities available at Dominion Energy. While at…
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SCE&G monetizes guaranty settlement payments from Toshiba
September 28, 2017
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, announced that it, along with Santee Cooper, has sold to Citibank all future guaranty settlement payments, due after…
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SCE&G monetizes guaranty settlement payments from Toshiba
September 28, 2017
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, announced that it, along with Santee Cooper, has sold to Citibank all future guaranty settlement payments, due after…
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SCE&G recognized for outstanding solar power programs
September 26, 2017
Utility Earns S.C. Clean Energy Business Alliance’s 2017 Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award SCE&G was recognized today by the South Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance (SCCEBA) for leadership and success…
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SCANA receives subpoena for documents relating to nuclear project
September 22, 2017SCANA Corporation (SCANA) (NYSE:SCG), announced that SCANA and its subsidiaries have been served with a subpoena issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina seeking documents relating to the…
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SCANA receives subpoena for documents relating to nuclear project
September 22, 2017SCANA Corporation (SCANA) (NYSE:SCG), announced that SCANA and its subsidiaries have been served with a subpoena issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina seeking documents relating to the…
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SCANA receives subpoena for documents relating to nuclear project
September 22, 2017
SCANA Corporation (SCANA) (NYSE:SCG), announced that SCANA and its subsidiaries have been served with a subpoena issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina seeking documents relating to the…
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SCE&G presented with Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award for its solar programs by South Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance
September 21, 2017The South Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance (SCCEBA) presented South Carolina Electric & Gas Company with its Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award at the 2017 SC Clean Energy Summit…
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Prysmian Group bets on talented young people: seventh edition of the “Build the Future” recruitment program launched
September 18, 2017
Over 150 people recruited in 2017 thanks to the group’s training and recruitment programs “Young people should behave like a CEO and take decisions based on what’s good for the…
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SCE&G continues power restoration following Tropical Storm Irma
September 12, 2017
Tropical Storm Irma moved through South Carolina on Monday, bringing high winds, rain and leaving 154,000 SCE&G customers without power. Crews immediately began restoration efforts and worked through the night…
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Dominion Energy Carolina Gas prepared to respond to Hurricane Irma
September 8, 2017
Dominion Energy Carolina Gas (DECG) is closely tracking the path of Hurricane Irma and preparing to respond to impacts from the storm. Hurricane Irma could cause flooding, high winds, falling…
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