A Charleston company won a $471,000 contract to design and build a solar power system at a NASA facility in Alabama, the company announced Wednesday.
Hannah Solar Government Services
will provide 122,000 watts of solar power at the NASA Marshall Space
Flight Center, and the company will use American-manufactured
components.
SC Utility News Digest - a Service of the Terreni Law Firm, LLC
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
In a Natural Gas Glut, Big Winners and Losers - NYTimes.com
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and ERIC LIPTON
For most of the country, the result has been cheaper energy. The nation is awash in so much natural gas that electric utilities, which burn the fuel in many generating plants, have curbed rate increases and switched more capacity to gas from coal, a dirtier fossil fuel.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Santee Cooper to shutter two coal-fired plants - Business - TheState.com
South Carolina’s state-owned power company will shut down coal-fired power plants permanently in Georgetown and Moncks Corner, rather than pay the cost of upgrading the facilities to meet tougher environmental rules.
Santee Cooper’s decision was expected, but formally commits the agency to shutter aging generating units at the Grainger station in Conway and the Jefferies station at Moncks Corner. The agency’s board voted Friday to authorize “retirement” of the plants, the company said in a news release.
Santee Cooper’s decision was expected, but formally commits the agency to shutter aging generating units at the Grainger station in Conway and the Jefferies station at Moncks Corner. The agency’s board voted Friday to authorize “retirement” of the plants, the company said in a news release.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Columbia Regional Business Report | Columbia, SC
Progress Energy Carolinas asked North Carolina regulators on Friday to increase electric rates there by an average 12% and said it also will seek a rate increase in South Carolina next year.
LONG CREEK - Solar frees Upstate family from power grid - Local / Metro - TheState.com
Solar panels in their backyard feed into a bank of 16 batteries that store the energy day and night. Electricity travels through an underground wire to the batteries, which send power into their Oconee County home.
Monday, October 15, 2012
On The Campaign Trail, Regulations Dominate The Environmental Debate : It's All Politics : NPR
In previous elections, candidates from both parties have campaigned on pledges to be environmental presidents. This time, neither candidate is talking much about cleaning up the air or protecting scenic lands.
Instead, the debate has focused on whether and how much environmental regulations hurt businesses, especially the energy industry.
Instead, the debate has focused on whether and how much environmental regulations hurt businesses, especially the energy industry.
Feds place Lake Wylie nuke plant under closer watch - Business - Gaston Gazette
By Ragan Robinson
A special 40-hour inspection will result from an incident in April in which the plant lost power. Having off-site power is important to keep water circulating and nuclear reactors cool.
A special 40-hour inspection will result from an incident in April in which the plant lost power. Having off-site power is important to keep water circulating and nuclear reactors cool.
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