Santee Cooper, the state's largest power provider, and its board of directors approved on Tuesday, a comprehensive study of its electric rates to address a projected revenue shortfall beginning in ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — Santee Cooper customers could see a change in their electric bill next spring. The state-owned utility company’s board is expected to vote Monday on whether to ...

Coastal Carolina University and Santee Cooper held a ribbon cutting on Monday for 13 newly installed electric vehicle charging stations on the school's campus. (Source: CCU) ...

South Carolina’s state-owned electric agency, Santee Cooper, approved first rate increase since 2017 with demand charge for peak-usage times.

Santee Cooper says the projected demand on its power grid is accelerating at a much faster clip, driven by energy-intensive data centers and the EV industry.

When hurricanes unleash their destruction, they often rapidly weaken and then dissipate. Hurricane Florence, however, moved very slowly—sometimes at only 3 miles an hour—dumping a significant amount ...

A map of the state shows a patchwork of adjoining service territories served by investor-owned utilities, co-ops, municipal electric companies and Santee Cooper.

The Santee Cooper electric company serves over 200,000 people directly and distributes additional power to millions of homes across the state.

“Santee Cooper’s electric rates are very competitive and in 2025 will have been stable for eight years,” Jimmy Staton, president, and CEO, said.

Santee Cooper Public Relations Specialist Tracy Vreeland says they are calling the program ChargeSmart. The goal is to get people who charge their cars at home to do so during non-peak hours so Santee ...