Charleston Currents – energy options

9/14: Stavrinakis, energy options, Palmetto Poem

In the Sept. 14, 2015, issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: Bird of paradise
FOCUS, Leon Stavrinakis: Running to move Charleston forward, keep it together
BRACK: More energy options are a good deal for consumers
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
PALMETTO POEM: Music of doves ascending
GOOD NEWS: Aquarium lectures, no-drilling rally
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
CALENDAR, Sept. 14+: Green Fair, author visit, more
REVIEW: Inside the O’Briens
MYSTERY: Through the looking glass
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Civilian Conservation Corps

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

BRACK: More energy options are a good deal for consumers

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | An energy revolution is underway in South Carolina and you may not even realize it. Just look at recent news headlines:

Wind energy. Federal regulators have identified almost 1,200 nautical square miles of the South Carolina coast that have the potential to produce wind energy. Within a decade, depending on the regulatory process, sea-based turbines could be generating power much like offshore wind fields in the North Sea.