For those following Santee Cooper news, the Senate Judiciary Committee today gave a favorable report for Peter McCoy to become the next chairman of the Santee Cooper board. #sctweets
I know everyone was upset at Santee Cooper for not pulling the plug on the VC Summer project earlier.
But imagine if Santee Cooper didn’t call it quits when they did. Billions more would have been spent and they’d likely be in a difficult position like this.
Santee Cooper has been a part of the South Carolina community for nearly 90 years. Our Economic Development team continues to provide loans, grants, and additional support to state and local governments, electric cooperatives, and other organizations.
NEW: South Carolina lawmakers unanimously approve a wide-sweeping set of reforms for Santee Cooper, hoping to correct flaws exposed by V.C. Summer and close the book on an ugly and embarrassing chapter of the state's energy history.
https://t.co/QZboZUCzDm
NEW: A third person has pleaded guilty in the multi-year criminal investigation of South Carolina's $9 billion nuclear fiasco.
Carl Churchman, Westinghouse's top official at the VC Summer site, has also agreed to cooperate against other project leaders.
https://t.co/rCVeCPLjYQ
Just one week ago, NextEra CEO Jim Robo said on an earnings call that NextEra was "ready to get going" on negotiations for Santee Cooper's sale with the state.
Now, the company has pulled its offer and asked for its money back. https://t.co/Kxy6ArEDQP
We would like to thank all Senators for their support of S.464/H3194. Passing the Santee Cooper Reform Bill to protect our State’s most valuable asset! 👏🏼👏🏼
As reported in 2018 by @fitsnews and @AveryGWilks . Palmetto Energy Coalition, a front for @nexteraenergy , does not care about the taxpayers South Carolina @SCGOP@scdp . Pass H3194 and Reform the State Asset that “we” taxpayers own.