COLUMBIA, S.C. — A revival of the failed VC Summer nuclear project is one step closer after Santee Cooper’s board voted this week to move forward with a memorandum of understanding that would allow a ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WIS) - Santee Cooper announced Monday that it has reached a $2.7 billion agreement to revive its failed nuclear initiative. Officials said the utility reached a memorandum of ...

This aerial photo shows the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant site in Fairfield County north of Columbia. One reactor was built in the 1980s, but two others proposed during an expansion project were ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taking the next step in the potential sale of two partially built AP1000 units to Brookfield Asset Management, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved today ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCIV) — Santee Cooper's board approved Monday $1.7 billion in non-fuel operations and maintenance costs and capital spending for 2026 as part of its overall budget review. Of the ...

The utility would get $2.7B and keep 25% ownership in the new units. Alina Habba resigns from US attorney's office after court ruling Trump unveils $12 billion bailout for farmers Another state ...

A proposed natural gas plant in Colleton County has doubled in price over the past year, adding $2.5 billion to the price tag. Santee Cooper and Dominion are planning a natural gas plant in Canadys on ...

Eight years after construction of two AP1000 reactors at the VC Summer site in South Carolina was abandoned, Santee Cooper has announced it is in negotiations with Brookfield Asset Management about ...

Santee Cooper CEO Jimmy Staton and South Carolina Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council chairman Rick Lee talk to reporters Oct. 24, 2025 in Columbia. Lucy Valeski [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The V.C. Summer Nuclear Project is one step closer to being revived, as state-owned utility Santee Cooper takes a major step toward handing the project to a private company. Santee ...