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Energy

Jun 10, 2019

New rates in effect for Duke Energy Carolinas customers in S.C.

New rates became effective on June 1 for Duke Energy Carolinas customers in South Carolina based on the Public Service Commission of South Carolina order issued May 21.

Mar 26, 2019

Greer CPW gets financial reporting award

The Greer Commission of Public Works has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2017 fiscal year from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

Mar 22, 2019

Laurens Electric names youth trip winners

Four local students are winners of an expense-paid trip this summer, sponsored by Laurens Electric Cooperative. Three of the students will attend the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour with students from other South Carolina co-ops, where they

Feb 8, 2019

Gaffney Industrial Park gets Santee Cooper grant

Santee Cooper has given the Gaffney Board of Public Works a $632,500 grant to help fund infrastructure needs at the Gaffney Industrial Park, a planned 339-acre site on Chesnee Highway off Whelchel Road in Cherokee County.

Feb 8, 2019

Duke providing new option in solar energy participation

Duke Energy customers can participate in the renewable solar marketplace without installing solar panels in their homes or businesses.

Jan 21, 2019

Upstate Giving, Jan. 21, 2019

Laurens Electric Cooperative is offering four local students an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. or Columbia this summer through its annual Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit contest.

Jan 11, 2019

Spartanburg County getting 7 solar facilities

Renewable Properties is investing $22.7 million in seven new solar facilities in Spartanburg County, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce.

Dec 19, 2018

Greer CPW ends power sales agreement

Greer Commission of Public Works commissioners approved a resolution on Monday to terminate a supplemental power sales agreement between the city of Greer and Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, effective Dec. 31.

Nov 14, 2018

Piedmont Natural Gas decreases rates

Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has lowered the average residential customer's bill by approximately $16 per month compared to last winter.

Nov 12, 2018

Duke Energy proposes rate changes

Duke Energy Carolinas has requested a revenue increase of $168 million and an average customer rate increase of 10% in a filing with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.

Oct 17, 2018

Duke Energy proposes electric vehicle program

Duke Energy has proposed an electric transportation pilot program to deploy electric vehicle infrastructure in a growing market. The proposal consists of four areas designed to better understand the effects of increasing adoption of EV.

Oct 16, 2018

Duke Energy proposes Green Source Advantage

Duke Energy has proposed a new program to expand renewable energy options for its commercial and industrial customers in South Carolina.