Palmetto Electric Blog
Local electrical news and know-how for the Pee Dee: SC permit rules, storm-season surges, older-home wiring, EV incentives and backup power.
News & advice for Pee Dee homeowners
May 12, 2026
SC permit rules
Permits feel like red tape until you skip one and the consequences show up — a failed home sale, a denied insurance clai…
Learn more →April 28, 2026
Storm season surges
The Pee Dee sits in the path of Atlantic weather, and the region has the storm history to prove it — Hurricane Florence …
Learn more →April 9, 2026
Florence older-home wiring
Florence has neighborhoods with real history — the streets around downtown, Oakdale, the older Country Club blocks — and…
Learn more →March 22, 2026
SC EV charging incentives
More Florence-area drivers are going electric, and home charging is where EV ownership actually gets convenient and chea…
Learn more →March 5, 2026
Generator backup power
When a storm knocks out power across the Pee Dee, the difference between a few uncomfortable hours and a genuine crisis …
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