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Palmetto Conservative Solar Coalition @PCSC2016

Working to remove barriers to solar businesses and applying free market principles to help further energy independence with solar energy in South Carolina.

Joined November 2016
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Solar production employs thousands in SC and clean energy is growing our economy, reducing emissions, and having a positive impact on SC. Check out this Clean Economy Tracker to learn more: cleaneconomytracker.org/
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Our Honorary Chair @MattMooreSC moderated a panel @ConsensusDM’s Southern Surge Next Generation Manufacturing Summit in ATL last week. Thanks for the opportunity!
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w/ @LindseyGrahamSC @henrymcmaster @jelliottsc & @NathanBallentin others' continued support, SC is leading the way in landing clean energy production facilities. It was good to see @ConsEnergyNet CEO @JohnSzoka & @CCE_NC President Mark Fleming. @CCE_GA @CCE_VA
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#BREAKING: New survey by @ConsEnergyNet found an overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the #GrowingClimateSolutions Act, a bill sponsored by @LindseyGrahamSC and @SenatorTimScott. It’s time for the House to finish the job! bit.ly/3fxIQdR
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Time For A Conservative Rethink Of Solar Energy by @MattMooreSC 19fortyfive.com/2022/09/time… @CCE_SC @NCEWConf @CRESforum

Time for a Conservative Rethink of Solar Energy

If I told you that the free market, of its own accord, had made a domestic energy source that was cheaper than anything America imports, just about every Republican in Congress would be ecstatic. If...

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Palmetto Conservative Solar Coalition retweeted
CCE South Carolina
@CCE_SC
23 Sep 2021
New Op-Ed Alert 🚨 As we celebrate National #CleanEnergyWeek, State Representative Mark Smith reflects on how South Carolina has established itself as a national leader in clean energy. Read more: postandcourier.com/opinion/c… #CleanIsRight @NCEWConf @ConsEnergyNet

Commentary: Cleaner energy means more jobs, lower power bills, cleaner environment for SC

It is clear to even the most casual of observers that South Carolina is a conservative stronghold, and that won’t be changing any time soon. However, the Palmetto State is

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Editorial: SC on track for marriage of cheaper, greener electricity. We can’t back down. postandcourier.com/opinion/e… @postandcourier @CCE_SC @ConsEnergyNet

Editorial: SC on track for marriage of cheaper, greener electricity. We can't back down.

South Carolinians got taken to the cleaners in the V.C. Summer nuclear debacle. Those of us who underwrote the $9 billion failed construction project by the now-defunct SCE&G and its

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Palmetto Conservative Solar Coalition retweeted
CCE South Carolina
@CCE_SC
18 Aug 2021
Thank you @HenryMcMaster for recognizing National Clean Energy Week! By incorporating clean energy policies – whether through infrastructure or as part of our energy plan – we can build a brighter, stronger & cleaner future for our state and country. bit.ly/3xTpenz
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.@SanteeCooper and Central Electric Power contract for 425 MW of new South Carolina solar pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/06/…

Santee Cooper and Central Electric Power contract for 425 MW of new South Carolina solar - pv...

The new capacity--which goes by names like Chester White, Lambert, and Hemingway--represents an addition equal to nearly 40% of all solar installed to date in the Palmetto State.

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South Carolina legislation exempting leased solar projects from property taxes awaits governor’s signature solarpowerworldonline.com/20…

South Carolina legislation exempting leased solar projects from property taxes awaits governor's...

The new legislation puts all solar customers on equal footing when it comes to tax treatment, according to SEIA.

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CCE South Carolina
@CCE_SC
4 May 2021
New Op-Ed Alert 🚨 @CCE_SC State Director @mattorr and @ACC_National South Carolina Director @WillGalloway_ on why rural counties like Edgefield should embrace clean energy to boost their local economy, increase jobs, and lower energy costs. Read more: postandcourier.com/aikenstan…

Guest column: Edgefield County can lead with new solar farm

We have seen a major transformation of the make-up of South Carolina's economy over the past 50 years. In this new "21st century economy," manufacturing has replaced textile mills in

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Edgefield County has a huge opportunity for jobs, investment, and renewable energy in its own backyard. Learn more ⬇️ postandcourier.com/aikenstan…

Guest column: Edgefield County can lead with new solar farm

We have seen a major transformation of the make-up of South Carolina's economy over the past 50 years. In this new "21st century economy," manufacturing has replaced textile mills in

postandcourier.com
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The S.C. Public Service Commission has rejected a plan by Dominion Energy that would have smacked solar energy users with charges critics said would discourage the use of sun power by homeowners seeking to save money. Read more here: thestate.com/news/local/envi…

Solar boosters stop utility’s plan to hike bills for sun power customers in SC

Dominion Energy lost its battle to raise rates on solar energy customers, an effort critics said could have chilled the state’s emerging solar industry.

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Dominion Energy’s South Carolina customers with solar power systems could face higher bills under a new proposal before state regulators this month. statehousereport.com/2021/03…
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.@CColeburnTV @WIS10 next time, please fact check @domenergysc's anti-solar talking points. They are demonstrably not true. Please read⬇️ x.com/APFactCheck/status/136…

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19 Feb 2021
“We have an advantage compared to what’s going on in Texas,” said Kissam. wistv.com/2021/02/19/dominio…
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AP Fact Check@APFactCheck
17 Feb 2021
With millions of Texans still without power amid frigid temperatures, false claims that wind and solar energy were primarily to blame spread across social media. But gas, coal and nuclear plants caused nearly twice as many outages as wind and solar. apne.ws/zddoeK9

Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

With millions of Texas residents still without power amid frigid temperatures, conservative commentators have falsely claimed that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame.

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Hey @DominionEnergy, don't block the sun! SaveSCSolar.com
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South Carolina's legacy utilities need COMPETITION as a check and balance to protect customers and deliver cheaper power. Do you agree? postandcourier.com/business/… @senatortomdavis

SC energy sector at a 'turning point' as utilities plan for the coming decades

The state's three major power providers are trying to figure out how long they should keep their existing plants running and what they'll need to do to replace them.

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Palmetto Conservative Solar Coalition retweeted
Jonathan Silver Scott
@JonathanScott
21 Oct 2020
My first-ever documentary, Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip, will air and stream nationwide on Nov. 16 on @PBS/@IndependentLens. This is a story about corruption that I fell into, but quickly learned that it needs to be told. #PowerTripPBS
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