Senators seek debt-ridden Santee Cooper solution
Options include selling giant utility in whole or part
Jerry Bellune
jerrybellune@yahoo.com
jerrybellune@yahoo.com
Posted 2/21/19
Two Lexington County senators will head efforts to decide Santee Cooper's future.
The giant taxpayer-owned power company is an estimated $8 billion in debt.
Half …
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Senators seek debt-ridden Santee Cooper solution
Options include selling giant utility in whole or part
Senators Shane Massey and Nikki Setzler
Senators Shane Massey and Nikki Setzler
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Two Lexington County senators will head efforts to decide Santee Cooper's future.
The giant taxpayer-owned power company is an estimated $8 billion in debt.
Half that is due to its partnership with SC Electric & Gas in a failed $9 billion nuclear project.
Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey and Minority Leader Nikki Setzler who represent voters in Lexington County will lead the Santee Cooper Select Committee.
Senate President Harvey Peeler said, “Every option is on the table.
“I want this Select Committee to do what is in the best interest of the ratepayers of Santee Cooper and the taxpayers of South Carolina.”
Santee Cooper supplies electricity to Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative members in Lexington County.
Also appointed to the committee is Sen. Tom Davis, sponsor of bills to inject competition into the power industry.
SC ratepayers are charged electric rates among the highest in the US.
Keywords
Lexington County, Santee Cooper, SCE&G
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