Company Overview

Santee Cooper is a public-power provider and the primary source of electricity for approximately 2 million people in all 46 counties of South Carolina. We serve more than 174,000 residential and commercial customers directly in Berkeley, Georgetown and Horry counties. We also supply electricity to the state’s 20 electric cooperatives, the cities of Bamberg and Georgetown, 27 large industrial customers including Joint Base Charleston, the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, and the 10 member cities that form the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency.

Santee Cooper is South Carolina’s leader in generating renewable power, with 130 megawatts online or under contract. We also are helping customers use less electricity through our Reduce The Use energy-efficiency program. We provide wholesale water through the Santee Cooper Regional Water System and Lake Marion Regional Water System.