U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Energy Program

South Carolina — DE Information

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Resources

Natural Gas

• Natural gas prices
• Natural gas production and use
• Natural gas summary statistics (PDF 455 KB) — Shows dry production, gas consumption, deliveries to consumers, number of wells, average gas prices, and net interstate movements of gas (i.e., net import or export).

Renewable Energy and Load Reduction

• Biopower
• Geothermal energy
• Solar energy
  • Solar electricity (PV)
  • Concentrating solar power
• Wind energy
• Energy efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of DE installations, arranged by technology.

Power Generation

• Renewable energy projects — A summary and full list of operating facilities in the state.
• Biopower
  • Landfill methane facility generates 2.2 MW of electricity — Horry County Solid Waste Authority, Conway, South Carolina.

Load Reduction

• Geothermal heat pumps

Utility Contacts

• Electric utilities and wholesalers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.
• Nonutility power producers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.

Permitting and Environmental Regulations

• Bureau of Air Quality — Department of Health and Environmental Control.
• South Carolina Energy Office:
  • Utility sector — Information on demand-side management.
  • Renewable energy — Information on biopower, geothermal heat pumps, landfill gas, and solar electricity projects.

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