REPORT ON SCE&G RATE HIKE HEARING AT PSC Small Business Chamber President Intervenes For one solid week, November 1-5, the South Carolina Public Service Commission heard testimony to determine what, if any, increase in electric rates SCE&G would be allowed starting in 2005. The company put up 12 witnesses, the intervenors (those parties in opposition […]
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Published in The State November 5, 2004 Opponents to SCE&G’s proposed 3.56 percent increase in electric rates argued their views to the S.C. Public Service Commission Monday. Among them: * Acting S.C. consumer advocate Elliott Elam, who spoke against consumers’ picking up the tab for SCE&G’s new energy plant in Jasper County. * Frank Knapp,
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By Ben Werner, The State October 30, 2004 SCE&G is anxious for a quick decision on its request to raise electric rates in January. The utility is slated to present its case Monday before the S.C. Public Service Commission. A decision is expected before the year ends. SCE&G wants to increase electric rates by 3.56
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By Kyle Stock, Charleston Post & Courier October 20, 2004 A leading voice for small-business interests in South Carolina criticized the state Public Service Commission on Tuesday for tentatively signing off on an SCE&G rate hike without giving opponents a chance to fully fight proposed increases in their power bills. “It is simply inappropriate and
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SCE&G SEEKS ANOTHER ELECTRIC RATE HIKE Small Business Chamber President to Intervene SCE&G is asking the Public Service Commission for an overall 5.66% increase on electric rates, which would include a 3.3% hike on small businesses. In 2002, SCE&G was granted an 8% increase on small business rates after The SC Small Business Chamber of
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by Kim Chen Wiseman, Charleston Regional Business Journal September 20, 2004 Thirteen percent of South Carolinians-more than half a million people-currently do not have health insurance. Most work or are dependent on someone who works. With double-digit percentage increases in health insurance premiums every year, more and more small business employers are passing growing premiums to
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The following letter was presented to the Rural Ad Hoc Committee in the SC House of Representatives: ————————- September 20, 2004 The Honorable Harry Ott, Co-Chair The Honorable Jay Lucas, Co-Chair Rural Caucus Ad Hoc Committee SC House of Representatives P.O. Box 11867 Columbia, SC 29211 Re: Rural Caucus Ad Hoc Committee Dear Chairmen Ott
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By Frank Knapp, Jr.–Guest Columnist, The State July 16, 2004 No issue in the discussion of tort reform raises the blood pressure of a small businessperson and can potentially affect more small businesses than frivolous lawsuits. The thought, or reality, of being the subject of a frivolous civil action — which costs businesses in terms
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by Hamilton E. Russell, Guest Columnist, The State July 13, 2004 The Federal Communications Commission is drafting new regulations that will have a dramatic impact on local telecommunications competition across the country. In light of the uncertainty about those new rules, now is not the time for Gov. Mark Sanford to sign the special interest
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7/12/2004 Small Business Bulletin Small Business Under Attack from Regulated Industries Small Business Chamber Fighting Back Look out small businesses! Telephone, electricity and workers comp insurance costs will all be going up soon. This Bulletin tells you what these regulated industries are up to and how The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is working
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