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Santee Cooper approves rate increase, including early expenses for new gas plant

States Newsroom · October 30, 2026

Customers of South Carolina’s state-owned utility will see their bills go up 9% over the next two years under a rate hike unanimously approved by the company’s governing board Friday. Under the new rates, Santee Cooper residential customers’ rates will increase 4.7% starting Feb. 1 of next year and another 4.6% in…

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Santee Cooper approves rate increase, including early expenses for new gas plant

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