This summer has been one of the hottest on record across South Carolina, and with that heat has come something far too many families’ dread: sky-high power bills. When the temperature rises, air conditioners run longer and harder, and suddenly the monthly energy bill feels like another mortgage payment. For many in Mount Pleasant and communities across the Lowcountry, those costs are stretching household budgets to the breaking point. Affordable, reliable energy isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.
