Liberty Steel Georgetown
Large load · 420 South Hazard Street, Georgetown, SC
Liberty Steel Georgetown is an electric arc furnace steel mill at 420 South Hazard Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, that manufactured wire rod in coils. Mill officials announced in October 2024 that it was being idled because of market conditions, and the plant is currently idle. It took power from Santee Cooper under a large power agreement signed May 1, 2023, which Santee Cooper terminated in January 2025.
Overview
The property is developed with an electric arc furnace steelmaking plant that manufactured wire rod in coils, and the plant is currently idle. Major production equipment includes two alternating current EAFs, two ladle metallurgy stations, a pre-heat furnace, casting machine, reheat furnace and wire rolling mill. Mill officials announced in Oct. 2024 that Liberty Steel Georgetown was being idled because of market conditions.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- Liberty Steel entered into a large power electric service agreement with Santee Cooper on May 1, 2023. The agreement required Santee Cooper to provide electricity to the mill for five years, with payments due monthly. The lawsuit alleged Liberty Steel failed to pay service charges in November and December 2024, totaling $334,233.06, and in a January 2025 letter Santee Cooper notified Liberty Steel that the agreement had been terminated. The lawsuit also claimed Liberty Steel owed $6,628,482 for the remainder of the contract, and it was dismissed following a settlement.
- Ownership
- Liberty Steel Georgetown, Inc. operates a steel manufacturing facility located in Georgetown County, South Carolina, and is listed as property owner from 2017 to present.
Facility
- Activity
- Electric arc furnace steelmaking of wire rod in coils
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Idled
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- NPDES Permit Number is SC0001431
- Agreement
- large power electric service agreement with Santee Cooper on May 1, 2023