SC Power Team Success Stories
The following companies had recent location or expansion announcements in South Carolina and are powered by the electric cooperative power system:
South Carolina Metals Advantages
- Over 40,000 South Carolinians are employed in the metals industry
- 16 Technical Colleges and 17 schools that provide engineering degrees
- South Carolina offers low-cost, highly reliable energy. Electric rates are 15% less than the national average. To discover readily available sites powered by highly reliable, affordable power from the electric cooperatives click “SC Power Sites”
- South Carolina has the lowest rate of unionization in the nation at 1.6 percent
Workforce Education & Training
- readySC™ and Apprenticeship Carolina™
- Provides skills and technical training to employees of new and expanding businesses in South Carolina
- Works closely with new companies to provide the recruiting, training and workforce development tools and assistance they need to get up and running
- Helps a company’s workforce continue to grow by guiding companies through the registered apprenticeship process from initial information to full recognition in the National Registered Apprenticeship System
- Websites: ReadySC™ and Apprenticeship Carolina
- Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT)
Florence-Darlington Technical College
- A state-of-the-art facility which offers Additive Manufacturing/Rapid Prototyping, Design Engineering and Virtual Prototyping as well as houses an Advanced Machining Center, 3D Virtual Reality Studio and Conference Center
- Offers employee training in a 3D, virtual reality environment reducing both expenses and exposure to accidents
- Gives smaller manufacturers the ability to compete with larger competitors in filling product orders, saving them from investing in new equipment and processes
- Website: Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology
- South Carolina Technical College System
- Offers numerous manufacturing and steel industry related courses, including degrees and certifications in Mechatronics Technology, Industrial Electronics Technology, Machine Tool and Manufacturing Management and Leadership
- Partners with both Clemson University and the University of South Carolina to provide advanced training
- Website: South Carolina Technical College System
- Savannah River National Laboratory
- Employs a research staff of more than 700, including mechanical, chemical and nuclear engineers along with a variety of other scientists, engineers and technicians
- 23% of the research staff hold PhDs
- Website: Savannah River National Laboratory
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