{"id":13145,"date":"2020-02-11T16:50:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?p=13145"},"modified":"2020-02-11T16:50:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:50:57","slug":"statement-on-santee-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/news\/press-releases\/statement-on-santee-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Santee Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press Statement<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

Feb. 11, 2020<\/p>\n

Media Contacts:<\/p>\n

Diane Knich, Coastal Conservation League, dianek@scccl.org<\/a>, (843) 530-0211<\/p>\n

Alan Hancock, Coastal Conservation League, alanh@scccl.org<\/a>, (803) 361-1693<\/p>\n

In response to the announcement of bids from the Department of Administration on the disposition of Santee Cooper, Eddy Moore, Energy and Climate Director at the Coastal Conservation League, issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bids are a good start. South Carolina deserves a clean energy future and the jobs that come with it. More solar means more savings and more jobs for South Carolinians.<\/p>\n

When considering these bids, the General Assembly should keep us on a path to 100% clean energy and not a path back to the twentieth century. Building expensive gas infrastructure risks another VC Summer style boondoggle, with ratepayers on the hook for billions invested.<\/p>\n

Continuing to burn coal for electricity means higher power bills and smog and soot in our air and mercury in our water.<\/p>\n

Santee Cooper customers and all South Carolinians deserve the least-cost plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on clean energy as the least-cost option for Santee Cooper customers, please see the September 2019 report from Synapse Energy Economics, available at https:\/\/www.southernenvironment.org\/uploads\/words_docs\/2019_09_10_Final_Santee_Cooper_Report.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About Coastal Conservation League:<\/p>\n

The Coastal Conservation League is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the coastal resources of South Carolina. Its mission is to protect the state\u2019s natural landscapes, abundant wildlife, clean water, and quality of life. Since 1989, the Conservation League has carried out this mission by working with citizens, local governments, and the state Legislature. Learn more and get involved at www.coastalconservationleague.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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