Jenkinsville News

Santee Cooper customers won't see a rate increase in 2010. The state-owned utility's board of directors on Monday unanimously adopted a $2.5 billion spending plan for next year, about 5 percent less than the current budget.

State regulators heard a request by utility provider South Carolina ElectricA & Gas Wednesday to make changes toA two new nuclear reactors set for construction inA Jenkinsville.

State regulators heard a request by utility provider South Carolina ElectricA & Gas Wednesday to make changes toA two new nuclear reactors set for construction inA Jenkinsville.

State regulators plan today to hear SCE&G's request to make cost and schedule changes for its reactor project at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville.

SCE&G's nuclear plant at Jenkinsville was taken offline Friday for a scheduled refueling outage.

Sirens will sound across the county today but there is no need for alarm. SCE&G will conduct a test of its V.C. Summer Nuclear Station siren warning system today around 1 p.m. During the test, SCE&G will sound the 106 sirens located within a 10-mile radius of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County near Jenkinsville.

Services for George L. Mitchell will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Jenkinsville.

's senior unsecured rating to Baa1 from A3 and its senior secured rating to A3 from A2.

Just because there is stimulus money out there for many different grants, that doesna t mean Fairfield County has to apply for all of them.

Trust funds to cover the costs of shutting down commercial nuclear reactor units in South Carolina appear in good condition despite the recent economic downturn.

SCE&G submitted plans to state regulators on Tuesday that offer a range of energy-savings programs, from cash incentives for buying a water heater to installing devices that monitor electric use in the home.

The Construction Training Center in Blair is turning out qualified workers, in high hopes for jobs at V.C. Summer in Jenkinsville.