Nuclear plant expansion in doubt - Business - TheState.com

Andrew Shain

"Last year, an organization that represents South Carolina’s 20 electric cooperatives decided to buy additional power from Duke rather than Santee Cooper. The amount represents about 10 percent of the electricity that Santee Cooper can produce.
And the projected falloff in projected power use was enough to kill a planned coal-fired plant in Florence County last year.
Add the unknowns from future government regulation, and Santee Cooper is taking a step back to look at the nuclear project."