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Scam artists posing as SCE&G employees
By Staff reports on Thursday, 21 March 2013 - 9:24amSouth Carolina Electric & Gas is urging business and residential customers to be aware of scam artists posing as SCE&G employees.A number of customers have reported instances of individuals portraying themselves as SCE&G employees over... More
There is a reason to the utility's tree trimming madness
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 16 August 2012 - 7:01amEver wonder why it seems like the power company really seems to trim the beauty out of our Lowcountry trees when in years past they did a much more subtle job?The Charleston City Paper did, too, and Paul Bowers did a little asking of SCE&G... More
Watch out for scammers calling about utility bill credits
By Staff reports on Thursday, 5 July 2012 - 3:24pmAn identity theft scam is circulating, luring people to share their personnel and bank details for a purported federal assistance program for utility bills. The scam is happening around the country and, according to Molly Morris, general manager of... More
Power clipped to 1,280 after truck clips downtown power pole
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 1 September 2011 - 9:21amJust before 4 p.m. on Wednesday a tractor trailer clipped a power pole on Spring-King street area near Piggly Wiggly — an action that led to the fall of a power line and loss of power to some 1,300 customers.In all it took about three hours to get... More
Boeing, SCE&G partner for massive renewable energy project (update: N.C. company hired to install panels)
By Amanda Click on Monday, 30 May 2011 - 2:00pmUpdate May 30: A North Carolina company has been hired to install the solar panels on North Charleston's Boeing plant.The Raleigh-based Baker Renewable Energy has signed on to install about 10 acres of solar panels on the roof of Boeing's 787... More
SCE&G records trace amounts of radiation from Japan
By Amanda Click on Monday, 28 March 2011 - 11:50amThe Associated Press reports that utilities in North and South Carolina are adding to the list of states in the U.S. reporting trace amounts of radiation from a nuclear reactor in Japan that was damaged by an earthquake and tsunami.Progress Energy... More
Despite high court ruling, SCE&G nuclear reactors to proceed fairly smoothly
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 - 5:19pmThough the S.C. Supreme Court told SCE&G it can't ask for utility users to prepay $438 million in contingency costs to build two new nuclear reactors, the utility said 99.5% of the budget is unaffected and that the ruling shouldn'... More
SCE&G agrees to reduce rate increase (update: here come the higher prices)
By Amanda Click on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 - 6:30pmUpdate June 30: Like it or not, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. customers are about to feel the effects of the first bought of rate increases come July. SCE&G bills will rise 2.3 percent next month, 1.7 percent in July 2011 and 0.9... More
SCE&G looks to raise most electric bills by about $11 per month (updated x4)
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 - 7:43amUpdate April 28: The complaints and criticism continued last night during the second public hearing on SCE&G's proposed rate hikes. Update April 27, 3:37 p.m.: The Charleston Regional Business Journal was on hand at last night's public... More
State sets record for electricity demand on a frosty Monday morning
By Amanda Click on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 - 12:00pmSantee Cooper, South Carolina Electric & Gas and Progress Energy Carolinas all set peak demand records on Monday, January 11th as temperatures dipped dipped far below freezing across the state. More
