South Carolina will use its Recovery Act SEP funding to provide grants and loans to improve energy efficiency in public school districts, public colleges and universities, and state agencies to reduce the burden of energy bills for taxpayers while creating jobs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. South Carolina also intends to provide financial assistance to various industrial, commercial, and small business entities to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. This financial aid, along with education and training programs included in the SEP, will help create clean energy jobs in the state and make business and industry more economically stable.
