As utilities and lawmakers warn of rising demands for energy spurred by data centers, Santee Cooper approved next steps to add over 4,500 megawatts of power to South Carolina’s grid.
A majority of the new power comes from two plans: a 2,200 megawatt natural gas plant in Colleton County and the completion of the V.C. Summer nuclear reactors in Fairfield County.
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors met Friday morning in downtown Columbia. The group typically meets in Moncks Corner, near Charleston…