Elliott said additional costs to South Carolina power companies could be recovered. Utilities, for instance, could charge big industries for the right to use power lines, even if the utilities are buying power outside the state.

VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit Abandoned in 2017, a pair of incomplete South Carolina nuclear reactors may get a new lease on life due to the growing need to power AI datacenters.

The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.

Construction of the two reactors was abandoned in 2017, which was considered a major blow to the nuclear power industry.

Efforts are underway to bring back the V.C. Summer nuclear construction project that cost ratepayers billions of dollars

Santee Cooper, the big power provider in South Carolina, has tapped financial advisers to look for buyers that can restart construction on a pair of nuclear reactors that were mothballed years ago. The state-owned utility is betting interest will be strong,

A South Carolina economic development bill that would help meet demand for new energy generation in the state and that is supported by utilities is once again under consideration by lawmakers. “South Carolina is growing

South Carolina’s largest power provider Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking parties interested in completing

South Carolina’s state-owned utility is putting a pair of partially built nuclear reactors on the market. Santee Cooper announced Wednesday that it would solicit proposals from potential buyers of the two units,

Public utility company Santee Cooper is seeking buyers for two partially built nuclear units at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, it said on Wednesday.

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The report focused on Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia and noted that utilities in these states plan to build more than 20GW of natural gas power plants by 2040. In total, the major utilities in these states have forecasted an additional 32.6GW of new electrical load over the next 15 years.