Santee Cooper seeks to raise electric rates more than 9% over next two years

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Customers of South Carolina’s state owned utility could again see their monthly power bills rise — by more than $13 a month over the next two years for the standard residential customer — as the early costs of a proposed natural gas plant and other construction projects come on the books.

Santee Cooper’s governing board voted unanimously Friday to begin the process of raising rates for the utility’s more than 220,000 direct customers, located …

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