South Carolina Stimulus Toolkit

In This Toolkit

Web Resources

Local Media

Select Energy Projects

State’s Utilities

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WEB RESOURCES

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South Carolina Energy Office

Palmetto Clean Energy

South Carolina Solar Council

South Carolina Employment

South Carolina Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

LOCAL MEDIA

Free Times

•  Green Energy Jobs Grow Like Gangbusters

The State

• S.C. lobbying to protect hydrogen funding
• Corbett: No new nuclear waste for South Carolina

SCNow.com

• Open review, forums key to understanding whether coal-fired plant should be built

Orangeburg Times Democrat

• Utilities say global warming bill would hurt S.C. customers

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SELECT ENERGY PROJECTS

State Energy Program

A total of $40 million is available for award

• The South Carolina Energy Office (SCEO) will award most of its State Energy Program ARRA funding to South Carolina school districts, state agencies, and state colleges and universities for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.  Funds will be awarded as grants and loans for planning and implementing projects that stimulate the creation or increased retention of jobs, save energy, increase energy generation from renewable sources, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Application deadline: Sept.1, 2009.

For details: South Carolina Energy Office

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block                              Grant (EECBG) Program

• The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) provides grants to U.S. local governments, states, territories, and Indian tribes, to fund projects that reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and that improve energy efficiency.

For details: South Carolina Energy Office

Solar Energy Property Grant

• The grant is equal to 30% of the basis of the property for solar energy. Eligible solar-energy property includes equipment that uses solar energy to generate electricity, to heat or cool (or provide hot water for use in) a structure, or to provide solar process heat. Passive solar systems and solar pool-heating systems are not eligible. Hybrid solar-lighting systems, which use solar energy to illuminate the inside of a structure using fiber-optic distributed sunlight, are eligible.  

Grant Information:

U.S. Department of Treasury

Phone: (202) 622-2000

Fax: (202) 622-6415

E-mail: 1603Questions@do.treas.gov

Small Wind Turbines Energy Property Grant

• The grant is equal to 30% of the basis of the property for small wind turbines. Eligible small wind property includes wind turbines up to 100 kW in capacity.  â€¨ 

Grant Information:

U.S. Department of Treasury

Phone: (202) 622-2000

Fax: (202) 622-6415

E-mail: 1603Questions@do.treas.gov

UTILITIES

Regulatory Authority:

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina

Private Companies:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Progress Energy Carolinas Inc

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co

South Carolina does not have ratemaking authority over the following:

Cooperatives:

Aiken Electric Coop Inc

Berkeley Electric Coop Inc

Black River Electric Coop Inc

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc

Fairfield Electric Coop Inc

Horry Electric Coop Inc

Laurens Electric Coop Inc

Marlboro Electric Coop Inc

Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc

Palmetto Electric Coop Inc

Pee Dee Electric Coop Inc

Santee Electric Coop Inc

York Electric Coop Inc

Municipals:

City of Orangeburg

City of Rock Hill