Santee Cooper’s New Energy Plan is Bad News for South Carolina Customers

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Santee Cooper's long-range energy plan says rising demand from large customers, including data centers, is putting upward pressure on costs. The utility's filing with South Carolina regulators proposes meeting demand in ways the article characterizes as less affordable than expanding solar and wind.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Santee Cooper’s long-range energy plan admits that increased demand from large load customers, like data centers, is creating an upward pressure on costs, according to the utility’s filing with state regulators yesterday. Rather than meeting growing demand with affordable solar and wind, Santee Cooper wants to double ... [continued] The post Santee Cooper’s New Energy Plan is Bad News for South Carolina Customers appeared first on CleanTechnica.