Palmetto Ponderings Commentary on happenings in the great state of South Carolina
It’s easy to write off South Carolina as a “red state” and not give it any further thought when assessing Democrats’ electoral chances. However, even our home and native Palmetto State is not immune to the changing political winds in the South, at least among states with rapidly growing urban …
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August, 2020
July, 2020
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6 July
SC Solar Power Update (2H 2019 – Q1 2020)
When writing an article on the state of electricity in the Palmetto State in 2019, I wasn’t exactly heartened by what the data was showing. South Carolina was trailing regional peers and had minimal annual growth due to caps in net metering agreements. However, the effect of passing legislation eliminating …
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March, 2020
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3 March
SC Politics – 2020 – Democratic Presidential Primary
Joe Biden unleashed an absolute thrashing this past Saturday on the rest of the field in a much needed victory. It will be interesting to see how this shapes voting that takes place only 3 days later on Super Tuesday. Photo by Gage Skidmore. However, sticking to South Carolina, a …
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February, 2020
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25 February
SC Politics – 2008 – Democratic Presidential Primary
As alluded to in our 2016 SC Democratic Presidential Primary article, this race is much more reflective of the non-binary results that will be incoming in the 2020 primary in South Carolina this Saturday, February 29th. Even though our memories may fail us, John Edwards, a native of South Carolina, …
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January, 2020
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27 January
SC Politics – 2016 – Democratic Presidential Primary (including turnout)
This primary wasn’t ever in question, with Hillary Clinton handily defeating Bernie Sanders. Clinton’s victory was assisted by the African-American vote in South Carolina, creating a large margin of defeat in the first diverse state in the Democratic Primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders, 2020 Democratic Candidate for President, is the candidate …
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September, 2019
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15 September
SC Solar Power Generation Update (January – June 2019)
Solar power is on the rise as far as megawatt-hours [MWh] generated in the state of South Carolina. Although the increase from 2017 to 2018 was more significant, 2019 has still shown a modest increase each month when doing year-to-year comparisons of the same month. However, when stepping back and …
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5 September
With Dorian in the Neighborhood, What Hurricanes Have Made SC Landfalls Before?
Dorian looks like it may not make a South Carolina landfall, but watching repeated hurricane advisories and all of the other coverage of this system made me curious, what hurricanes have hit South Carolina before? Using historical data form IBTrACS (International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship), I took all …
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August, 2019
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29 August
Site News & Notes (August 2019)
Boy I can’t wait for those crisp cool mornings of autumn. They are just right around the corner, yet are hard to imagine in this lingering heat of summer. Now as far as the site, it has been a while since I’ve regularly posted. Life sometimes gets in the way, …
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January, 2019
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28 January
South Carolina’s Electricity Sector and Climate Change
After hearing the dire reports issued by the US government and the United Nations regarding the effects of climate change, I’ve read a lot about what some areas are doing to reduce carbon emissions. However, I’ve become curious locally if South Carolina is making any progress in this realm. I …
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November, 2018
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8 November
SC Politics – 2018 Results: U.S House, District 7
UPDATED – 11/8/18: SCVotes is now including Chesterfield County’s results.
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8 November
SC Politics – 2018 Results: U.S House, District 6
UPDATED – 11/8/18: SCVotes now has Jasper County’s results.
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8 November
SC Politics – 2018 Results: U.S House, District 3
UPDATED – 11/8/18: SCVotes has now included Saluda and Oconee County results.
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