Santee Cooper, with support from Sargent & Lundy, is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek additional generation resources to add to its portfolio to meet expected load growth in their service territory starting as early as January 1, 2028. Santee Cooper is requesting proposals for firm capacity and energy from dispatchable resources for delivery to its load in the Santee Cooper balancing authority – including thermal or energy storage resources. Future solar PV resources will be procured through a separate competitive bid and will not be considered in this RFP. Santee Cooper prefers transactions in the form of a build-transfer, asset acquisition, or other structured products including power purchase agreement and tolling PPAs.

This RFP seeks submissions by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 4, 2026.