Winter 2012 - SCANA Corporation

connecting the past // welcome to creedmoor // jobs for the future
A publication of SCANA Corporation
Winter 2012
Columbia photographer
Jay Browne captured
an eagle flying through
the Peak to Prosperity
passage of the Palmetto
Trail, which SCE&G
volunteers helped build.

from the chairman
Winter 2012 • volume 25, number 1
A legacy of progress, service
I am proud to serve as
the seventh chairman
of SCANA Corp. during
what may be the busiest
time in our history. Bill Timmerman retired as our
chairman and CEO Nov. 30, leaving an outstanding
legacy of progress, growth and service to our
customers and communities.
SCANA is the only Fortune
500 company headquartered in
South Carolina, serving three
states with more than 1 million
natural gas customers and 1.6
million total customers.
Two new nuclear units
are waiting on final approval
from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
We recently partnered
with Boeing in completing the
sixth largest solar installation
in the U.S. The site is the only
location in the world currently
assembling commercial aircraft
with 100 percent renewable
energy.
Our businesses and
employees live and work by the
SACRED values that drive our
company: Serve our community;
Achieve; Communicate openly and
honestly; Respect diversity and care
for each other; Excel in customer
service and safety; and Do what
is right.
At the same time, we
understand fully that many of
our customers struggle every
day to pay for basic needs,
including energy. Businesses
have closed, jobs have been lost
and homebuilding and buying
have been affected by difficult
economic conditions.
Our economic development
specialists work every day with
others in the community to
attract new jobs through new
and expanding industries.
We continue to focus on
providing stunning customer
service to all customers at all
levels, from the senior citizen
in a small apartment to the
largest industry.
We are pleased to share the
stories of some of our most
recent projects in this edition
of Insights.
Learn more about how
we worked with Boeing to
provide energy solutions
with the amazing completion
of our first solar project in
only 10 months.
Read about the jobs of the
future and how to prepare for
a career in the growing nuclear
industry and our own V.C. Summer
Nuclear Station specifically.
A small town in North
Carolina will benefit from the
recent expansion of PSNC
Energy’s natural gas pipeline.
In this issue, we capture the
flavor of Creedmoor and talk
with the mayor about what
natural gas service will mean
to the community.
This edition also features
employees who turned an
abandoned railroad bed into
part of a nature trail from South
Carolina’s mountains to the sea.
We are pleased to continue
our tradition of service to our
customers and our communities as
we move forward into the future.
Kevin Marsh
Editor
Mary Green Brush
Public Affairs and Corporate
Communications Manager
Eric Boomhower
Vice President of
Communications and Planning
Cathy Love
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2 SCANA names new chairman
Kevin Marsh becomes the seventh CEO in December
4 Connecting the past
V.C. Summer employees help build the Peak to
Prosperity passage of the Palmetto Trail
10 Take note of Creedmoor
Music festival part of the charm of this North Carolina
city where PSNC Energy has extended natural gas
16 Energy partners
SCE&G and Boeing make history with solar
power in North Charleston, S.C.
22 Jobs for the future
Consider a career in the growing nuclear industry
28 News
Storm aid SCE&G helps fellow
utilities restore power
Working for jobs SCANA team
helps bring in industry
All product and company names herein may
be trademarks of their registered owners.
WINTER 2012 • INSIGHTS 1

SCANA names new
chairman
by Eric Boomhower //
photo by robert clark
Kevin Marsh in December became just the seventh chief executive officer SCANA
has known since becoming a NYSE-traded company in 1946.
Marsh became chairman and CEO of SCANA — South
Carolina’s only Fortune 500 company — Dec. 1. He
succeeded Bill Timmerman, who retired at the end of
November after more than 30 years working with the
company, the past 14 as CEO.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to build on the
tradition of leadership excellence established by those
who’ve preceded me in this position,” said Marsh. “The
legacy of our past leaders — Silas McMeekin, Arthur
Williams, Virgil Summer, John Warren, Lawrence
Gressette and Bill Timmerman — is evident in the
strong, values-based culture we enjoy throughout
SCANA today. I’m committed to ensuring that culture
carries forward stronger than ever.”
Marsh, 56, is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and earned a
BBA degree in accounting at the University of Georgia
in Athens. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche
Certified Public Accountants in Columbia, S.C., in
1977. While there, he was involved in the auditing of
SCE&G, including the first V.C. Summer Station nuclear
project. Marsh joined South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, principal subsidiary of SCANA, in 1984 as
group manager of technical accounting and was named
vice president and controller in 1989. He then served
as vice president of corporate planning for SCE&G and
vice president of finance, treasurer and controller for
SCANA. In 1996 Marsh was named vice president and
chief financial officer of SCANA and became senior vice
president in 1998.
While continuing as CFO, he served as president of
SCANA’s North Carolina-based natural gas subsidiary,
PSNC Energy, from October 2001 to March 2003,
gaining valuable experience in the operations side of
the utility business.
In April 2006, Marsh was named president and COO
of SCE&G. In January 2011, Marsh was elected president
and COO of SCANA and as a member of SCANA’s Board
of Directors, in addition to his role as president of
SCE&G. Marsh said he’s excited by the challenges that
lie ahead in his role as SCANA’s new CEO.
“We have a lot of incredible things going on
throughout the company,” said Marsh. “We have
some significant challenges and some tremendous
opportunities before us. With the fantastic people
who make up the SCANA family working together, I’m
confident we will continue adding to our company’s
extraordinary history of success as an energizing force
in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.”
In addition to his responsibilities with SCANA,
Marsh is a board member of First Citizens
Bancorporation of South Carolina, Epworth Children’s
Home and Citizens for Sound Conservation. Marsh and
his wife, Sue, are members of Grace United Methodist
Church of Columbia, S.C. They have two daughters and
two grandchildren.
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SCE&G, Shaw Group
and Westinghouse
employees prepare
to build a new 150-
foot bridge on top
of a former train
trestle along the
Palmetto Trail near
Pomaria, S.C.
Furman Miller, a quality control supervisor at V.C. Summer
Nuclear Station, has played a key role in helping build and
maintain the Peak to Prosperity passage of the Palmetto Trail.
Connecting
the past
Trees, birds and
a slice of history
As Furman Miller walks along the quiet, deeply
wooded path near Pomaria, S.C., time seems to
stand still, but his passion for the Palmetto Trail does not. Surrounded
by only the sounds of nature, his pride in the state’s largest bicycle and
pedestrian project speaks volumes as he shares his experiences in helping
build and maintain the Peak to Prosperity passage of the 425+ mile trail.
It’s impossible not to share in his enthusiasm as he describes the area’s
rich history and the work that has gone into making the trail one of South
Carolina’s most interesting — and beautiful — destinations.
by stephanie jones //
photos by robert clark
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Working together as
a team, employees
from SCE&G,
Shaw Group and
Westinghouse
completed
construction of the
150-foot bridge in
eight hours.
Don Drzewoszewski
of Shaw and Steven
Fipps of V.C. Summer
enjoy working on
the Palmetto Trail.
“There’s so much history here — so much to see and do,”
said Miller, a quality control supervisor at V.C. Summer
Nuclear Station who, along with local resident Charles
Weber, oversees trail maintenance along the Peak to
Prosperity passage, the newest path along the Palmetto
Trail. “It’s an easy walk and you can spend a day or even
just an hour and enjoy the trail. It’s a great place to bring
your family, play in the creeks and take in the scenery.”
Although the Palmetto Trail is relatively new, its
passages are steeped in history and provide a peek into
the past while weaving through the small towns and
large cities of the state. Featuring primitive pathways
along mountaintops and treks through maritime,
sandhill and Piedmont forests, the Palmetto Trail also
includes urban bikeways, greenways and rail-to-trail
conversions. Several passages include Revolutionary
War battlefields, historic landmarks, unique buildings
and much more.
With nearly 290 miles open to the public, the
Palmetto Trail is two-thirds complete. Built as a series
of “passages,” each is accessible for single-day or multiday
trips. The most popular part of the Palmetto Trail
— the Peak to Prosperity passage — is located near V.C.
Summer Nuclear Station. The trail runs from Alston on
the banks of the Broad River in Fairfield County through
Newberry County just short of Prosperity and provides
ample areas for parking, camping and picnics.
Yet the building of the Palmetto Trail wouldn’t
have been possible without the countless number of
volunteers who worked over the past several years to
help clear, build, maintain and continually improve
the trail. Together with fellow SCE&G employees and
retirees, as well as employees from Shaw Group and
Westinghouse, Miller has played a key role in rebuilding
existing trestles and constructing new bridges to help
fully connect the Palmetto Trail in the Midlands area.
“It’s such a rewarding experience to see the
phenomenal impact we’ve been able to make in
a relatively short period of time, especially when
groups such as SCE&G, Shaw and Westinghouse come
together,” said Miller. “The opening up of this additional
section of trail goes toward the completion goal of
having the Palmetto Trail cross the entire state. It’s a
win-win no matter which way you turn.”
In May, a team of employees from SCE&G, Shaw
Group and Westinghouse helped connect a key portion
of the Peak to Prosperity passage by building a new
150-foot bridge on top of a former train trestle along
the trail.
According to Jim Andersen, field engineering
manager for Shaw Group, the teamwork associated with
the building of the bridge helped the group to complete
the task in eight hours while fostering communication
among the three groups and enabling the volunteers to
make a lasting impact on the local community.
“This effort has been focused on bringing together
all kinds of people,” said Anderson. “Our whole goal
was to bring these engineering entities together for
team building. We wanted to foster relationships while
having a little bit of fun helping complete a portion of
the Palmetto Trail.”
Additional volunteers — including SCE&G employees
and retirees — helped to deck and build a trail along
another former train trestle along the Palmetto Trail.
SCE&G provided funding for the completion of the
580-foot trestle to make the path fully accessible
for those who hike or bike along the trail. Located
along Broad River Road near Peak, S.C., the trestle
was recently renamed the SCE&G Trestle and will be
maintained through the company’s sponsorship of the
Palmetto Trail.
Through the generous time and effort of hundreds
of local volunteers and donations by local organizations
and companies like SCE&G, the Palmetto Trail is
nearing completion. Once finished, the trail, a signature
project of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, will
run from the mountains to the sea as one of only 16
cross-state trails in the United States.
“This has truly been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
— a chance to support conservation and protect the
culture, history and natural beauty of our state,” said
Miller. “It’s been wonderful to see so many of our
employees want to contribute to the community and
provide something so visible — something that everyone
can enjoy for many years to come.”
To learn more, visit www.palmettoconservation.org.
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Building the new
bridge enabled
the team to foster
communication and
build relationships
with one another
while giving back to
the community.
The 150-foot bridge
built by SCE&G,
Shaw Group and
Westinghouse
employees helps
fully connect the
Peak to Prosperity
passage of the
Palmetto Trail.
Below, examples of
geocaches that can
be found along the
Palmetto Trail.
High-tech treasure hunting
along the Palmetto Trail
While exploring the history and
beauty of the Palmetto Trail,
visitors can also take part in
a high-tech outdoor treasure
hunting game — geocaching
— that is played locally and
around the world. Free and
fun for participants of all
ages, geocaching combines
location-based gaming, social
networking, treasure hunting,
GPS navigation and outdoor
recreation.
When geocaching, players try to locate hidden containers,
called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then
share their experiences online. Since its launch in 2000,
approximately 1.4 million geocaches have been hidden
around the world and found by more than 4 million people.
The Palmetto Trail is home to several different geocaches,
including a popular geocache known as “All Hands on Deck.”
The hard-to-find cache includes a hint — “your two fingers are
the key” — and requires a bit of creative thinking to locate it.
Once found, the traditional geocache includes a logbook that
contains information from the owners of the cache and notes
from visitors. The cache also includes small trinkets for trade.
Those who find the geocache may take one of the items in the
container, but are encouraged to leave something of equal or
greater value in its place for the next
geocacher to find.
Additional geocaches along the
trail include micro geocaches — small
caches that can be harder to find
and often include only a logbook. The
coordinates for each geocache along
the Palmetto Trail are available online
at www.geocaching.com, and after
each adventure, participants can log
their finds online and share tips and
other information about their overall
experience.
The rules of geocaching are
simple: 1) If you take something from
the geocache, leave something of
equal or greater value; 2) Write about
your find in the cache logbook; and 3)
Log the experience online.
Visit www.geocaching.com to
learn more about the game and
begin taking part in this worldwide
adventure.
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Five-year-old Emma
Sides is using both
her smile and a red
umbrella to ward off
the rain.
Residents arrive weather-proofed for their city’s 20th annual Music Festival.
Take note of
Creedmoor
Music festival part of
Creedmoor charm
Not even a little rain can dampen the
enthusiasm of Creedmoor residents
when it comes to local tradition. For one Saturday in September, this
small city located in southern Granville County closes down Main
Street for its annual Music Festival. An all-day event, the festival is a
mix of musical performances plus arts and crafts booths, children’s
activities and fair-style food. Held rain or shine, it’s a much-anticipated,
city-wide affair for business owners, city officials and citizens.
by Angie Townsend //
photos by robert clark
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Young D.J. Snow
sits patiently while
barber John Preddy
trims him up.
And for the first time this year, PSNC Energy was
a corporate sponsor of the 2011 Music Festival.
That’s because the natural gas utility began serving
Creedmoor this past August.
“A pipeline expansion project put us in the position
to finally reach Creedmoor’s city limits,” explained
Scott Swindler, PSNC Energy’s general manager of
operations and construction. “We had a pressing need
to enhance our existing infrastructure in our Raleigh
and Durham regions due to years of explosive growth
there. Our goal was to get the construction work
completed before 2012 and then make natural gas
service available to the southern part of Granville
County, including Creedmoor.”
Construction began in November of 2010, and by
spring of 2011 PSNC Energy had the large pipe in
the ground and was putting gas in it. Swindler said,
“Because our line was running so close to Creedmoor’s
backyard, the feasibility of being able to serve the area
became a reality.”
While PSNC Energy’s marketing representative
began knocking on the doors of Creedmoor homes
and businesses to gauge interest, construction crews
began installing smaller distribution pipe to carry gas
to four schools in southern Granville County. The local
school system was already a PSNC Energy customer
and enjoyed gas service at its schools further north of
Creedmoor, so their commitment was known months
ahead of time.
“Over a year ago, I put together a meeting that
included my PSNC Energy representative, Lewis Powell;
his manager, Jerry O’Keeffe; and my school maintenance
staff,” said Dan Callaghan, Granville County Schools
director of support services. “We were immediately
on board with the opportunity to convert more of our
existing schools to natural gas.
“We knew the advantage of natural gas over other
fuels. It’s cleaner, cheaper to use and has no delivery
worries, but it’s especially so much cleaner on our boiler
systems.”
Callaghan’s enthusiasm for natural gas carries over to
the cost of converting the school boilers.
“When natural gas is significantly less than the price
of oil, any costs associated with boiler conversion work
are paid for during the first year of use,” explained
Callaghan. “And the process for getting our four
Creedmoor schools on gas by the time school started
couldn’t have gone smoother.”
Another satisfied customer was the City of
Creedmoor itself.
“It’s a win-win,” said the Honorable Darryl Moss,
who was a city commissioner from 1989 to 1999 and
has served as mayor since he initially ran for the office
in 1999. Moss grew up in Creedmoor and left only long
enough to earn his degree from The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“I can remember, going as far back as my
commissioner days, the desire for natural gas service,”
said Moss, “so hearing that PSNC Energy was coming
close to us with their pipeline construction project was
great news.
“The timing was right for us and for the utility to
make gas service available to our
community.”
Having access to natural gas
will give Mayor Moss’ hometown
another strategic advantage in
attracting economic development
to the southern Granville County
area. From a lifestyle perspective,
Creedmoor offers the charm of
a small Southern town with easy
access to the high-tech environment
of Research Triangle Park and both
Raleigh and Durham.
“Folks are beginning to see us in
a different light,” said Moss. “Our
growth rate was the second highest
in the county in 2010, and we hope to
develop a business park environment
for our area.”
If You’re Going...
Located at the southern end of Granville County in North
Carolina, the City of Creedmoor offers the best of city and
country living. This small city of 4,124 is just a short scenic
drive from the Raleigh and Durham
metropolitan areas and is surrounded
by horse pasture and farm land. It is
home to two popular public recreation
areas: Lake Rogers, a 175-acre lake
that offers boating and fishing; and
nearby Falls Lake, a 12,500-acre lake,
owned and operated by the U.S. Army
Corp of Engineers and the State of
North Carolina.
Creedmoor’s next Music Festival
is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2012. More
information on the festival’s line-up
of entertainment and this charming
community can be found at
www.cityofcreedmoor.org.
Darryl Moss has
been serving
as mayor of his
hometown since
1999. With two
recreational lakes
close by, Creedmoor
now enjoys its
designation as a
“Playful City USA
Community.”
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Everything from
bluegrass to jazz
can be heard at
Creedmoor’s annual
Music Festival. While
music is the main
attraction, the magic
of face painting
keeps 7-year-old
Leleyanna Williamson
sitting still.
Students from
South Granville
High School’s
marching band
kick off the day’s
activities. (Bottom)
Vendor tents line
Main Street selling
everything from
Tupperware ® to
holiday decorations.
Moss is also a fan of natural gas for its clean-burning
quality. As a member of the state’s Environmental
Management Commission and also leader of a
community that sits in close contact with the Falls Lake
watershed, Moss has always been interested in taking
good care of the environment.
“I want to be a good steward,” said Moss, “and I want
our community to be as environmentally responsible as
we can.”
Former city mayor and current commissioner John
Stallings agrees that acquiring natural gas service
strengthens Creedmoor’s future opportunities for
growth.
Stallings should know. He ran a successful TV repair
business in downtown Creedmoor for 36 years, served
as mayor for a total of 15 years, and was a magistrate for
18 years. Although not a Creedmoor native, he knows his
community well.
Most recently, he earned the distinction of becoming
PSNC Energy’s first residential Creedmoor customer.
“I wanted to get an inside perspective of the
conversion process so I could advise others,” explained
Stallings.
Homeowners in Creedmoor, particularly those
using propane, are very eager to use natural gas as
the replacement fuel for their home’s energy needs —
especially heat. However, the process of switching over
is not as simple as installing a gas meter. Appliances have
to be converted to operate on natural gas and sometimes
have to be completely replaced. So while there is some
initial investment on the front end of the conversion
process, the payback will be experienced on the heating
bill side for many cold winters to come.
“There is a procedure for getting your home set up
for natural gas,” added Stallings, “but I tell folks that
they are going to be much better off in the long run.
“I’m using it for not only heating, but also for
water heat and drying clothes, and I’m very happy
I converted now.”
PSNC Energy’s pipeline expansion project, the first
in more than 20 years, delivered exactly what the area
needed. The company now has more flexibility as well
as greater capacity to meet current and future demand
across its eastern service area.
Plus, natural gas conversions are expected to steadily
continue in Creedmoor, and PSNC Energy plans to grow
its services right along with the community… and enjoy
more music each fall.
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Energy
partners
SCE&G and Boeing have made
history in North Charleston, S.C.
“SCE&G partnered with Boeing to provide
the technology and the energy for the only
location in the world capable of assembling
commercial aircraft with 100 percent
renewable energy,” said SCE&G Vice
President of Fossil/Hydro Jim Landreth.
By Kim Asbill //
photos by robert clark
As it prepares to land at the nearby Joint Base Charleston, this C-17
aircraft flies over the photovoltaic panels on the roof of the 642,720-
square-foot Boeing South Carolina 787 Final Assembly building.
The 2.6-megawatt D.C. rooftop photovoltaic system uses more than
18,000 thin-film photovoltaic solar laminates to cover 10 acres on the
14-acre Boeing South Carolina 787 Final Assembly building.
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Working through tight security, FAA regulations,
hurricane season, a summer of extremely high
temperatures, safety issues, contracts, permits, a newly
opened plant with a new workforce, and a tight time
schedule, SCE&G completed construction on one of the
largest single rooftop solar installations in the United
States. The 2.6-megawatt D.C. rooftop photovoltaic
system uses more than 18,000 thin-film photovoltaic
solar laminates to cover 10 acres on the 14-acre Boeing
Final Assembly building.
“SCE&G, with no previous experience with this
new technology, went from 0 to 200 miles an hour in
10 short months, on the roof of an operating aircraft
assembly plant, with FAA oversight, and was able to set
a new standard for designing in electronic safety control
features not previously installed in North America,”
Landreth said. “Teamwork, openness to new and
evolving technologies and creative problem solving have
made this project a success.” SCE&G will operate the
photovoltaic system for the next 20 years under terms of
the Boeing contract.
“From the SCE&G side of the house, our folks took
this project on in addition to their regular workload,”
Landreth said. SCE&G’s onsite fossil/hydro team
included Jack Robinson, Pat Longshore, Antwon
Cochran and Mike Wolk, who worked side by side with
Boeing and the contractors in solving problems and
documenting the buildout. “Our people have provided
management oversight, as well as the documented
quality control and quality assurance. This has allowed
them to learn a new technology, keep the lessons learned
in-house for future projects and control our costs.”
Under the arrangement with Boeing, SCE&G will
own and maintain the solar generation system and will
supplement the solar-generated energy with power from
its system resources, coupled with green attributes from
its North Charleston biomass generator, to meet all of
Boeing’s energy requirements.
The solar installation on the roof will provide clean,
renewable power for the Boeing site, and all of that
power will stay within the Boeing site.
“This project is a classic example of working with our
customers to supply their energy needs, but with a new
twist,” said SCANA Chairman and CEO Kevin Marsh.
“SCE&G for the first time is supplying a facility with
100 percent green power. I commend Boeing for their
commitment to sustainability and for the opportunity
they presented us to supply this site with renewable
power.”
After a bidding process in the spring, SCE&G
selected Baker Renewable Energy as the engineering
procurement contractor to install the rooftop solar
facility. Baker subcontracted with White Electric, and
together they performed the engineering, procurement
and construction of the solar electric generator.
“Baker actually came on site May 16, which was the
first day that Boeing moved into this building,” Jack
Robinson, SCE&G fossil/hydro project manager, said.
“So the first opportunity to get on the roof was May 16,
and they’ve been actively working since then.”
Three teams worked all summer and into the fall to
complete the project. A roofing team installed sheets
of roofing membrane on top of the existing roof. A
solar team installed the panels and helped with wire
management. And an electrical team connected the
wires that work with the sun to generate power.
In addition to the team on the roof, a support team
handled procurement, coordinated the crane lifts and
directed the moving of all of the materials 120 feet from
the ground to the roof.
Landreth said the contractors delivered a highquality
product. “The craftsmanship is excellent, and
they have worked with us to upgrade the design safety
characteristics and controls,” he said.
A number of college
students worked
through the heat of
the South Carolina
summer on the Boeing
roof to help complete
the PV installation
and electrical wiring
for SCE&G’s solar
project.
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The first 787
Dreamliner delivered
to All Nippon Airways
from Everett, Wash.,
departs for Japan
Sept. 27, 2011. Boeing
will assemble and
deliver 787s from
its North Charleston
facility as well,
beginning in 2012.
Jim Bryan, manager of
economic development
and local government
in Charleston, was part
of the SCE&G team
that helped Boeing’s
South Carolina facility
achieve its goal of
being a 100 percent
renewable energy site.
In the beginning
To hear Jim Bryan tell the story, it all started with a walk in
the dirt. On Oct. 1, 2010, then-SCE&G President Kevin Marsh,
along with Charles McFadden and Jim Bryan with SCE&G’s
economic development and local government department,
were touring the North Charleston Boeing Dreamliner Final
Assembly site. The Boeing site had already been publicly
announced, and they were discussing infrastructure needs.
While walking around the property, Bryan said Marco
Cavazzoni, Boeing’s vice president and general manager of
final assembly and delivery, made the comment, “Wouldn’t
it be great if this facility could be powered with 100 percent
green energy and a portion of that could come from solar?”
“Customer service is one of our core values, so we
instantly thought that we needed to find a way to make it
happen,” Bryan said. “SCE&G cares about its customers and
its customers achieving success.”
SCE&G’s Bob Long remembers being pulled into the
project at some point after that initial discussion. “My job
was to understand Boeing’s request and determine if we
could provide a solution. I met with Boeing to determine their
business objectives, identified ways SCE&G could assist and
recommended and negotiated a business case for SCE&G
to provide on-site solar generation and supply the ‘green
attributes’ to achieve Boeing’s objective for a 100 percent
renewable energy site,” Long said.
“For this project, renewable energy is a South Carolina
solution, with resources grown and harvested, and energy
created and delivered here in South Carolina,” he said.
The visibility of the project — both the rooftop solar and
the commitment to 100 percent renewable energy — has
created an interest among other companies, who are asking
if it is possible for their business plan.
What does the future hold? Long says many companies are
studying the value “green energy” adds to their brand. And
some are setting minimum “green” targets and goals for their
production and sales sites. As the renewable market matures,
more will likely pursue similar projects, he said.
Some of the hardest working crews on the roof this
summer were actually college students. Richard Wright
with Baker Renewable Energy said students from
schools such as N.C. State, Clemson and Pennsylvania
State were a part of this project. “It was steady; it was
busy. It was great. Everybody enjoyed it, and everybody
worked very hard,” Wright said.
While it was a great experience for the college
students, the weather conditions often made it a
challenge, with many days in which temperatures
reached 100+ degrees. Wright said it was about as hot as
it could be. “We managed by starting early, working late,
working in the evenings. Everybody was accommodating
and obviously observing safe work practices,” he said.
Robinson agreed that safety was the top priority.
“The crews had to adapt, but they had safety at the
forefront of this project. Hydration was very important.
Sunscreen, too. We also created a break area on the top
floor inside the building with industrial-sized fans so the
workers could get out of the sun when they needed to.”
Hurricane season also provided a challenge. “When
Irene came through, SCE&G worked closely with Baker
and Boeing in monitoring the storm and participating in
site storm preparation. The challenge was to maintain
production while developing a plan allowing adequate
time to clear materials from the roof if storm conditions
required,” Robinson said.
Working together, SCE&G, Baker and White Electric
completed the project Oct. 28. SCE&G and Boeing
joined together to mark the milestone achievement with
an official rooftop dedication ceremony.
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Allison Cunningham, above at right, and fellow student Colby Kight discuss the new radiation
protection certification program at Aiken Technical College with David Deal, department chair
of industry and skilled trades.
Jobs for the
future
Consider one of the careers available
in the growing nuclear industry
A move from wine sales to nuclear radiation protection
may not be your typical career change, but it seems to be
working for Allison Cunningham.
Colby Kight dons a hazardous materials suit that
would be worn when taking radiological readings.
By elwood hamilton //
photos by robert clark
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Aiken Technical
College is the
first school in the
Southeast to offer
certification from the
National Academy for
Nuclear Training.
A sign directs Aiken
Technical College
students to V.C.
Summer’s Nuclear
Learning Center.
The first-year health physics student at Aiken Technical
College is busy with school, two jobs and a young son
after leaving behind a career in wine marketing and
sales. And she loves every minute of it.
“I always enjoyed my physics classes while I
was getting my marketing degree [at Augusta State
University],” she said. So, after she made her decision
to move away from marketing, her former science
professors recommended that she look into a career
in the nuclear industry, beginning with ATC and its
radiation protection program.
Cunningham quickly enrolled in the two-year
program and recently visited SCANA’s V.C. Summer
Nuclear Station for the first time.
“When I visited the plant, I thought, ‘Now this is
cool,’” she said.
Her future job prospects are bright. SCANA is in the
midst of the largest hiring initiatives in the company’s
history. When the plan to build two new nuclear units
at V.C. Summer in Jenkinsville, S.C. was announced
in 2006, everyone associated with the project knew it
would be fast-paced.
Not only were new nuclear licensing and preconstruction
activities soon to begin, but SCANA
officials estimated that they had to be ready to fill up
to 800 permanent positions for when the new reactors
come online in 2016 and 2019.
“What we did was look at our future staffing needs,
identify the critical job areas that we had to fill and
then go out and develop the pipeline for those areas,”
said SCE&G’s Workforce Planning Manager Scott
Macfarland.
Those critical job areas include nuclear engineers,
operators, nuclear technicians and radiation protection
professionals like Cunningham.
So SCANA leveraged its existing relationships with
South Carolina colleges and universities — which
include Clemson University, the University of South
Carolina, South Carolina State University and Francis
Marion University — and found itself some new partners
along the way.
Opportunities in the Midlands
One of the first calls was made to Midlands Technical
College, which already had an extensive engineering
program. However, they didn’t have a nuclear
engineering curriculum.
“We knew from the beginning that we needed to
partner with the Technical College System here in the
state, and Midlands Technical College was the obvious
choice,” said SCE&G Senior Vice President and Chief
Nuclear Officer Jeff Archie.
College leaders sat down with SCE&G and ironed out
an overview of a nuclear operator training program that
the school could implement in just a few years. Those
early discussions bore fruit, with the first class having
graduated from the nuclear systems technology program
earlier this year.
Jack Strange is one of the program’s promising
students. He graduated from high school in Columbia
early and made the jump straight into the nuclear
program. He’s now completed several semesters and has
his sights set on working at V.C. Summer.
“Nuclear really spoke to me, and it seemed like
something I would enjoy doing for the rest of my life.
I like always being able to learn something new and
interacting with new people,” he said.
“It’s really been a great partnership, and I appreciate
how well and closely SCE&G has worked with us,” said
Midlands Technical College President Dr. Sonny White.
“This was a very focused effort to do something that
had not been done in 30 years, and that was to develop a
nuclear operator training program to meet the needs at
the existing plants and prepare nuclear operators for the
new units.”
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SCE&G worked with
Midlands Technical
College to create a
nuclear engineering
technician
curriculum.
Petrina Williams
and Jack Strange,
students at Midlands
Technical College,
discuss nuclear
careers at V.C.
Summer Nuclear
Station with a plant
employee.
ATC offers certification
At Aiken Technical College, a similar partnership
was forged with tomorrow’s nuclear workforce in mind.
Graduates from the radiation protection program are
now eligible to receive certification from the National
Academy for Nuclear Training, making it the first such
certified initiative in South Carolina, North Carolina or
Georgia.
These certified workers can go to work at any U.S.
nuclear plant with their training credits already in hand.
“Earning the certificate significantly reduces the
amount of training by the utility to only site specifics,”
said David Deal, department chair of industry and
skilled trades at ATC. “That equals a big cost savings
for the employer and increased opportunities for our
graduates. It’s a win-win situation for the employer and
our graduates.”
Interns lead the way
In addition to fortifying its partnerships with
technical colleges and universities, SCANA recently
expanded its nuclear internship program to include
high school students from Fairfield County. It’s never
too soon to start attracting students in to the highly
specialized nuclear industry. “It was a good summer for
these students, and they learned a lot,” said Archie.
Many of the V.C. Summer interns end up being
offered full-time jobs once they graduate from college.
After two years as an intern, Beth Quattlebaum took a
full-time position as a nuclear licensing engineer. She
said SCANA’s reputation, the stability of the U.S. nuclear
industry and the company’s new nuclear project all
played roles in her decision.
“All of the responsibilities I had as an intern
transitioned over into my current full-time position,”
she said.
The areas targeted by the program mirror the critical
nuclear job groups identified by SCANA: engineering;
chemistry; and health physics.
Between its internship program, agreements with
colleges and universities, and focus on developing a
new nuclear workforce for the 21st century, SCANA is
well-positioned to thrive during the upcoming nuclear
renaissance.
Educational partners
build future workforce
Partnerships with the following schools throughout the
Southeast help strengthen the development of the company’s
nuclear workforce:
• South Carolina State University
• Francis Marion University
• Clemson University
• University of South Carolina
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
• York Technical College
• Aiken Technical College
• Midlands Technical College
• Fairfield County Public Schools
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updates from our companies & customers
Working for jobs
SCANA team helps bring in industry
Storm recovery aid
SCE&G helps fellow utilities restore power
IN
South Carolina’s days of darkness following Hurricane
Hugo, thousands of contractors came to SCE&G’s
assistance, helping to restore power to 300,000
customers without electricity.
Through mutual aid agreements, SCE&G crews and contractors
help other utilities restore power in the wake of storms and other
natural disasters. SCE&G contract crews headed to the Northeast at
the end of October when early winter storms left millions without
power. When Hurricane Irene struck in August, SCE&G storm crews,
including 100 linemen and support staff, spent a week in Richmond,
Va. assisting Dominion Virginia Power with power restoration
efforts. When storms strike, this network of utilities is ready to go
where needed to help get the lights back on as safely and quickly
as possible.
Twenty-four new industries
and industrial expansions and
hundreds of new jobs are the
result of a busy year for SCANA’s
economic development team and
its partners. SCANA works with
local governments and state,
regional and local economic
development allies to attract
industries to South Carolina.
“Even though the economy
is still sluggish and the
unemployment in South Carolina
is still high, 2011 has been an
excellent year for economic
development and job recruitment
within our service territory,” said
Charles B. McFadden, senior vice
president of governmental affairs
and economic development.
“The projects listed below
represent billions of dollars in
investment and thousands of
jobs. Our economic development
department, as well as our
electric and gas operations,
rate group and others, are to be
commended for the role they play
in recruiting these new projects
and expansions.”
Through the economic
development department,
SCANA provided 14 economic
development grants, resulting in
more than $2.875 billion in capital
investment and the creation of
7,327 jobs.
Below are some highlights of
SCANA’s economic development year:
• Bridgestone Americas
Tire manufacturer — double
expansion and new plant —
Graniteville, Aiken County —
$1.2 billion investment, 850 jobs
• Continental Tire
New tire manufacturer — Sumter
County — $528 million investment,
1,500 jobs
• Otis Elevator/United Technology
New elevator manufacturer —
Florence County — $40 million
investment, 360 jobs
• TigHitco
New composite aircraft part
manufacturer — Charleston County
— $30 million investment, 350 jobs
• Michelin expansion
Tire manufacturer — Lexington
County — $200 million investment,
270 jobs
• AQT Solar
New solar panel manufacturer
— Carolina Pines Industrial Park,
Richland County — $300 million
investment, 1,000 jobs
• Showa Denko expansion
Graphite electrodes — Dorchester
County — $238 million investment,
100 jobs
• Masonite Corporation expansion
Door manufacturer — Denmark,
Bamberg County — $22 million
investment, 159 jobs
• New Breed Logistics
New aerospace logistics and
support company — Berkeley
County — $7 million investment,
150 jobs
• Le Creuset expansion
French cookware — Hampton
County — $2 million investment,
22 jobs
Visit scana.com/ed for more
economic development success
stories.
Nona’s Bakery
in downtown
Creedmoor, N.C., is
a favorite spot for
local coffee drinkers
and customers
looking for that
extra special sweet.
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