SC Utilities (South Carolina)

Last Updated: September 23, 2021, 7:20 am
Most electric cooperatives in SC use the SC Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) trunked radio system for their communications. Others (SC E&G, Laurens Electric, Palmetto Electric) use the Palmetto 800 state-wide system. Duke Energy uses their own Motorola Smartnet systems.

Frequencies

SC Electric Utlities

SC Electric and Gas
SCANA/SCE and G
DMR Tier 3 Standard
SCE&G (now Dominion Energy) uses this trunked radio system for communications.
South Carolina Public Service Authority

The SC Public Service Authority, also known as Santee Cooper, provides electrical service to Berkeley, Georgetown and Horry Counties as well as produces electricity for the state's other electric co-ops.

VC Summer Nuclear Plant
DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO)
Radio system used by crews at the VC Sumner Nuclear facility in Fairfield County.
SC Public Service Authority
Project 25 Phase II
SC Public Service Authority (aka Santee Cooper) maintains, operates and uses this trunked radio system for communications. This is also utilized by most of the Electric Cooperatives in the state.
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.625WSM603 BM 123.0 PL SC PSA Grgtw Georgetown Area FM Utilities
Duke Energy

Duke Energy provides electric service to an area that includes large portions of Spartanburg, York, Lancaster, Greenville, Anderson, and Greenwood counties and smaller portions of Cherokee, Pickens, Laurens, Abbeville and Union counties. Duke Energy operates an Opensky radio system in SC, NC and other service areas that cannot be monitored by scanners at this time.

Duke Energy - Greenville
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the greater Greenville service area.
Duke Energy - Spartanburg
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the greater Spartanburg service area.
Duke Energy - Lancaster
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the greater Rock Hill service area.
Duke Energy - Anderson
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the greater Anderson service area.
Duke Energy - Pickens
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the Pickens County service area.
Duke Energy - Greenwood
OpenSky 9600 baud
This system carries voice communications for Duke Energy service crews in the greater Greenwood service area.
Progress Energy

Progress Energy, now called Duke Progress, is an electric utility with a service area that includes parts of Williamsburg, Darlington, Chesterfield and Marlboro counties in SC as well as part of Central NC.

Duke Energy Progress
Motorola Type II SmartZone Omnilink
Duke Progress (formerly Progress Energy) uses this trunked radio system for communications in their service area.
Blue Ridge Electric Co-op

Provides electrical power to portions of five upstate counties: Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.650KBH823 R 141.3 PL BREC Grvl Pickens/Anderson/Greenville/Oconee Co. Dispatch FM Utilities
153.545KBH823 R 141.3 PL BREC Oconee Oconee County Repeater FM Utilities
Broad River Electric Cooperative

Serivce area covers Cherokee Co, SC as well as parts of adjacent counties in SC and NC.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.250KID433 R 146.2 PL BroadRvr Elc Broad River Electric Cooperative FM Utilities
Mid-Carolina Electric Co-op

Provides services to areas in Lexington, Richland, Saluda, Newberry, and Aiken Counties.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.150KBL955 BM 192.8 PL Mid-Car Elec Lexington County FM Utilities
451.175KBL955 BM Mid-Car Elec Lexington County FM Utilities
York Electric Cooperative

Provides electric service to portions of York County and surrounding areas.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.200KIC606 RM CC 2
TG 1
SL 1
York Elec York Electric Cooperative DMR Utilities
Sumter Utilities

Electric Contractor operating in various parts of the state.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
152.870WNPR925 RM 114.8 PL Sumter Utils Sumter Utilities FM Public Works

SC Telecomm Utilities

BellSouth
PBT Telecom

Provides telephone, internet, and cable TV to areas in rural Lexington and Aiken Counties.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.400KXE515 RM 103.5 PL PBT Telecom Telephone Service FM Utilities
451.400KXE515 RM 141.3 PL PBT Telecom High Speed Internet Service FM Utilities
Farmers Telephone Cooperative

FTC provides local telephone and other telecommunication services to areas of the Midlands and Pee Dee regions of SC in the counties of Clarendon, Manning, Sumter and Florence.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.350KDK255 R 156.7 PL Farmers Tele Farmers Telephone Cooperative FM Utilities

SC Other Utilities

South Carolina Pipeline Corporation
South Carolina Pipeline Corporation
LTR Standard
This is an LTR system used by the SC Pipeline Cop in Richland and Florence Counties.
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.350KIP425 R 97.4 PL SCPCPipeline Tirzah Repeater: Pipeline Control/Natural Gas FM Utilities
Greenville Water System
Greenville Water System
LTR Standard
LTR system used by the Greenville Water system.
York County Natural Gas Service
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.100WQLV672 R 118.8 PL York Gas Svc York County Natural Gas Service FM Utilities