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Santee Cooper, also known officially from the 1930s as the South Carolina Public Service Authority, is South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility that came into being during the New Deal as both a rural electrification and public works project that created two lakes and cleared large tracts of land while building hydro-electric dams and power plants. [1]
The site was first announced in 2013 as a joint venture between Santee Cooper and TIG Sun Energy LLC. [6] The construction of the site was expedited in order to qualify for federal tax credits, and the initial 1,010 panels and utility building were completed in 57 days. [7] In December 2013, the plant began operations under Santee Cooper.
Cross Generating Station is a 2,390 MW, [1] four unit coal-fired power station located in Pineville, South Carolina. It is owned by Santee Cooper, formally known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority. [2] The nameplate capacity of each unit is 590.9 MW, 556.2 MW, 591 MW, and 652 MW respectively. [1]
State-owned power company Santee Cooper has its own plan to replace part of the 1100 megawatts that will be lost when it closes a coal-fired power plant in Georgetown later this decade.
Sen. Luke Rankin has business ties to a board member at the state-owned Santee Cooper utility. He also is a key player in the debate over whether Santee Cooper should be allowed to build a huge ...
While Santee Cooper said it was not interested in operating nuclear reactors, its chief executive said last month that he favors the idea of using more nuclear power to help provide energy for ...
The power plant had 2 units and had an operating capacity of 170 megawatts . [2] Its cooling source came from the nearby Waccamaw River and outlet to Lake Busbee which was created for the power plant. [3] In 2004, Grainger along with several other coal plants owned by Santee Cooper were found to be in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Santee Cooper's ownership structure is expected to remain unchanged for the time being, which provides a greater level of stability to operations.The rating further considers expected fixed charge ...