South Carolina

Utilities

NextEra Energy wants to buy its way into Data Center Alley

The utility’s proposed merger with Dominion Energy would connect it with data center-rich Virginia. Consumer and clean energy advocates are wary.

By Kathryn Krawczyk .

22 May 2026

Massive data center buildings within about 50 feet of two-story residential homes — Dominion Energy is tasked with serving much of Virginia, home to what’s known as “Data Center Alley.” (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Data centers

After a white town rejected a data center, developers eyed a Black area

Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.

By Adam Mahoney . 14 January 2026
Fossil fuels

How the data center boom could harm Black communities

Pollution resulting from America’s ravenous digital demands falls disproportionately on the shoulders of Black households.

By Adam Mahoney . 28 February 2025
ENN

Commentary: S.C. senators can pass an overdue fix for unaffordable electric bills

Electric customers across South Carolina are now feeling the pain of this risk as gas and coal prices skyrocketed in recent months, write guest commentators Chris Carnevale and Maggie Shober.

By Chris Carnevale . 16 June 2023
ENN

To excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question

North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.

By Hayley Starshak . 29 August 2022
ENN

Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.

By Joshua Irvine . 26 August 2022
ENN

Biden's offshore wind directive doesn’t end industry’s uncertainty in Southeast

The president issued a directive to the Interior Department Wednesday to “advance clean energy development” in federal waters off Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, but it’s unclear how it would evade a Trump-era ban.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 21 July 2022
ENN

Commentary: Will the changes on a federal web page impact Duke Energy’s Carolinas solar proposal?

This change seems like a wonky, immaterial thing, but it is not, writes guest commentator Shelley Robbins of Clean Energy Group.

By Shelley Robbins . 30 March 2022
ENN

A former Republican congressman changed his mind on climate change. Can he convince the GOP to follow him?

Former South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis is on a mission to convince fellow conservatives to support climate action.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 25 November 2019
ENN

Commentary: With Energy Freedom Act, South Carolina takes steps toward resilience

The recently passed Energy Freedom Act supports a more resilient, clean energy future for South Carolina by supporting solar PV and battery storage technologies.

By Shelley Robbins and Marriele Mango . 25 July 2019
ENN

Commentary: South Carolina bill would open door for more businesses to install solar

The Clean Energy Access Act would open the door for more businesses to install solar in South Carolina, where outdated policies and bureaucratic red tape make doing so nearly impossible, writes a Love's Travel Stops executive.

By Guest Contributor . 26 April 2019

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South Carolina

NextEra Energy wants to buy its way into Data Center Alley

After a white town rejected a data center, developers eyed a Black area

How the data center boom could harm Black communities

Commentary: S.C. senators can pass an overdue fix for unaffordable electric bills

To excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question

Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

Biden's offshore wind directive doesn’t end industry’s uncertainty in Southeast

Commentary: Will the changes on a federal web page impact Duke Energy’s Carolinas solar proposal?

A former Republican congressman changed his mind on climate change. Can he convince the GOP to follow him?

Commentary: With Energy Freedom Act, South Carolina takes steps toward resilience

Commentary: South Carolina bill would open door for more businesses to install solar