When the Coastal Carolina University football team rushes onto the teal field on Dec. 2, they will kick off the inaugural Chants Up for Green Power Game, which will be 100 percent powered by Santee Cooper Green Power. The game against Georgia Southern, sponsored by the Horry County Solid Waste Authority, also will be celebrated as a zero waste game. To achieve zero waste, CCU's sustainability team will work to divert 90 percent or more of the waste produced inside the stadium, suite areas and alumni tailgate through composting and recycling.

"Teal and green have always been great color partners during our longtime relationship with Santee Cooper," said Matt Hogue, CCU director of athletics. "Sustainability at CCU is serious business and we are thrilled to showcase that commitment during our game, Dec. 2. We thank Santee Cooper for leading this initiative, and we encourage fans to join us for the season finale, wear teal and think green."

This game adds to the list of renewable energy firsts between Santee Cooper and Coastal Carolina University. Santee Cooper was the first company to produce Green Power in the state, and CCU is home to the first solar pavilion in South Carolina. The 16-kilowatt solar project, which has solar panels that use the sun for energy, was dedicated on Nov. 1, 2006, and is located on Chanticleer Drive East.

"Coastal Carolina has always been a great partner," said Mike Poston, vice president of retail services at Santee Cooper. "We are proud to partner again with CCU in a renewable initiative that highlights our shared commitment to improve the environment, this time through the reduce, reuse and recycle efforts at the inaugural Chants Up for Green Power Game."

Santee Cooper Green Power was born in 2001 in Chanticleer territory at Horry County Solid Waste Authority. Now, Santee Cooper has 28 megawatts of clean, renewable Green Power from sources including six landfill methane gas-generating stations, one wind turbine and six solar arrays.

Green Power is Green-e Energy certified, which means it meets the environmental and consumer protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn more at www.green-e.org. For more information and to get your tickets to the game, call 843-347-8499/1-877-4CHANTS or visit GoCCUSports.

Santee Cooper is South Carolina's largest power provider, largest green power generator and the ultimate source of electricity for 2 million people across the state. Through its low-cost, reliable and environmentally responsible electricity and water services, and through innovative partnerships and initiatives that attract and retain industry and jobs, Santee Cooper powers South Carolina. To learn more, visit Santee Cooper.

Coastal Carolina University is a public liberal arts institution located in Conway, S.C., near the Myrtle Beach resort area. The University offers 74 major fields of study as well as 18 master's degree programs, two educational specialist degrees and one Ph.D. program in marine science. More than 10,663 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty at CCU, which offers a nationally competitive NCAA Division I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction with more than 164 student clubs and organizations. To learn more, visit coastal.edu.