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Dominion operates the Saluda Hydroelectric Project in Columbia. NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a merger agreement that would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility company. (Photo/Dominion Energy)
May 19, 2026

NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion Energy

NextEra Energy will acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal creating the world’s larg-est regulated electric utility company.

The University of South Carolina is leading a statewide effort to build a nuclear workforce and support future energy development. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Apr 2, 2026

USC launches Nuclear Workforce Initiative in SC

University of South Carolina launches Nuclear Workforce Initiative to boost training innovation and support growing nuclear energy demand.

Santee Cooper and Brookfield signed an MOU to study completing two V.C. Summer nuclear reactors, a deal that includes $2.7B in cash and expanded SC energy capacity. (Photo/Santee Cooper)
Dec 11, 2025

Details emerge on proposed $2.7B sale of shuttered SC nuclear plant

Santee Cooper and Brookfield signed an MOU to study completing two V.C. Summer nuclear reactors, a deal that includes $2.7B in cash and expanded SC energy capacity.

V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two is shown under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Oct 28, 2025

Santee Cooper seeks to reboot abandoned $9B nuclear project

Santee Cooper has begun talks with a private firm to revive South Carolina’s abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project, aiming to meet rising power demand.

The Nuclear Company Chief Nuclear Officer Joe Klecha, left, speaks during a stop by The Nuclear Frontier national campaign in 2024 at Nucor’s headquarters in Charlotte. (Photo/The Nuclear Company)|The Nuclear Company Chief Nuclear Officer Joe Klecha, center, visits Georgia Tech’s nuclear engineering program during a stop by The Nuclear Frontier national campaign in July 2024. (Photo/The Nuclear Company)
Jul 22, 2025

How The Nuclear Company in Columbia aims to combat the US’s looming energy crisis

The Nuclear Company moved its HQ to Columbia, creating 100+ jobs and advancing fleet-based nuclear reactor construction to address U.S. energy demands.

First commissioned in 1984, the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station originally had regulatory approval to operate for 40 years. (Photo/Dominion Energy)
Jul 2, 2025

V.C. Summer nuclear station license extended through 2062

Dominion Energy's V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County receives NRC approval to extend its license 20 more years, ensuring power through 2062.

The Nuclear Co., which is leading fleet-scale deployment of nuclear power across America and pioneering the modernization of nuclear construction, has hired Microsoft and Tesla engineering veteran Owen Lloyd as vice president, software engineering. (Photo/The Nuclear Co.)
Jun 11, 2025

Former Microsoft, Tesla engineer joins The Nuclear Co. in Columbia

The executive will lead the company's AI-driven platform for nuclear reactor construction.