DPU inks new deal worth $700 million with SCE&G

Tucker Lyon, T&D Government Writer

"After a year of negotiations, Orangeburg City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution executing an agreement between the Department of Public Utilities and South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.
Under the new $700 million contract, SCE&G will furnish electricity to DPU for 10 years, from Jan. 1, 2012, until the end of December 2022."