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Gov. Henry McMaster called the state-owned utility a "failing asset" while calling for tax cuts in his first budget proposal.
January 9 -
Gov. Henry McMaster said the only way to stop rate increases to pay for the failed Summer nuclear project is to sell the state-owned utility.
January 3 -
Decisions by Georgia and South Carolina regulators and lawmakers will affect the public owners of two nuclear projects.
December 13 -
Fitch returned the South Carolina-owned utility's outlook to stable due to cancellation of the nuclear reactor project.
October 26 -
Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas monetized all but one payment of the $2.17 billion they expected to receive from Toshiba.
September 28 -
Moody's says the South Carolina Public Service Authority’s delay on rates is a credit negative.
August 21 -
The investor-owned utility said South Carolina officials will review the canceled project.
August 16 -
The South Carolina agency says the rate increases are unneeded even with $7.7 billion of bonds to support.
August 11 -
About $7.7 billion of debt is at stake as South Carolina's governor talks with investor-owned utilities about selling the public power agency.
August 10 -
The agency said it can wind down the project; lawmakers to weigh prohibiting rate increases.
August 4 -
With no asset to show for more than $4 billion of debt, Santee Cooper’s bonds were downgraded by S&P.
August 3 -
After issuing $4.2 billion of bonds to finance two new nuclear reactors, Santee Cooper said the project was no longer affordable.
August 2 -
Halting the work is expected to save customers nearly $7 billion in additional costs, the state-run agency known as Santee Cooper told bondholders.
July 31 -
South Carolina and Georgia nuclear reactor owners inked deals supporting the projects, though they’re still deciding whether to complete them.
July 28 -
Regulators will hear claims that ratepayers face hikes from a “bungled” nuclear reactor project.
July 19 -
South Carolina reactor owners continue to review their options after Westinghouse’s bankruptcy.
June 27 -
Public power agencies in Georgia and South Carolina face headwinds from the Westinghouse bankruptcy.
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