A senate RESOLUTION

 

TO CONGRATULATE the Jocassee Hydro Station UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS fiftieth ANNIVERSARY AND TO COMMEND duke energy FOR ITS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize the Jocassee Hydro Station as it celebrates this important milestone; and

 

Whereas, built in 1973 to meet the growing demand for electricity, the Jocassee Hydro Station has generated renewable energy for customers across the Carolinas for half a century; and

 

Whereas, construction began on the Jocassee Dam and Powerhouse in 1968 and Lake Jocassee began filling in 1971. Over the next few years, several units of the Jocassee Hydro Station began commercial operations; and

 

Whereas, pumped storage plants like Jocassee are essential to Duke Energy's mission of providing renewable, carbon-free energy to the State of South Carolina, and the plant is vital to achieving the company's zero carbon emissions goal by 2050; and

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment of the Jocassee Hydro Station to serving the people and the State of South Carolina.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the Senate:

 

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate the Jocassee Hydro Station upon the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary and commend Duke Energy for its many years of dedicated service to the people and the State of South Carolina.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the president of Duke Energy in South Carolina, Michael Callahan, and the Jocassee Hydro Station superintendent, Chad Luce.

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