Santee Cooper moves forward with power upgrade through Beidler Forest

Santee Cooper moves forward with power upgrade through Beidler Forest

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — Santee Cooper is moving forward with a 21.5-mile transmission line project that includes a stretch running through Beidler Forest, the world’s largest old-growth cypress-tupelo swamp forest. Mike Johnson, director of transmission operations for Santee Cooper, said the work is part of the Wassamasaw to Indian Field 230 kV line. About a mile and a half of the project will pass through the forest. Johnson said the p…