Next Friday the Public Service Commission (PSC) will announce its decision on how much SCE&G ratepayers will pay over the next 20 years for the construction costs of the abandoned nuclear project in Fairfield County. The PSC requested that all parties in this docket submit proposed orders or briefs stating their…
South Carolina Congressmen Mark Sanford, James Clyburn and Tom Rice joined 90 other U.S. Representatives yesterday in sending a letter to the Departments of Commerce and Interior opposing the recent issuing of Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHA) permits, a prelude to permits for seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic to explore…
Charleston Post and Courier December 6, 2018 BY JOE CUNNINGHAM The Trump administration is now one step closer to locking us into a future of dangerous offshore drilling. Last Friday, NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Service authorized private companies to begin the process of air gun blasting in pursuit of oil and…
Newsletter December 4, 2018 Opinion: A cloud hangs over SCE&G rate rollback decision Should the PSC rule in favor of the last SCE&G-Dominion proposal, a typical residential customer will pay more in their monthly electric bills compared to the ORS proposal. The PSC could also decide to grant customers larger…
Charleston Post and Courier December 1, 2018 BY JOSEPH A. DARBY I seldom have the opportunity to respond to a column from someone who I consider to be a friend. I have that opportunity today because of a recent op-ed by Stephen Gilchrist, the state chairman of Explore Offshore SC…
How much can you save with a 5-Minute Call? With one call to the South Carolina Small Business Chamber preferred insurance broker, one of our members has just reduced their premiums by $600 a month on a 12-month United Healthcare plan with quality benefits! Premiums for health insurance for small…
The proposed settlement of the private class action suit against SCE&G to recover $2 billion in rates already paid by customers for the abandoned nuclear project comes up short…way short. Yes, SCE&G agrees not to charge ratepayers for the $115 million golden parachutes for executives. That will make the customers…
After 14 day-long sessions, the final day of the PSC hearing had arrived. The preceding day Dominion had signaled that it would be making another best and final proposal to be introduced by a previous witness. But the first witness was Stephen Byrne, SCANA’s former Chief Operating Officer. No new…
Day 14 of the PSC hearing featured ORS witnesses Kenneth Brown and Carlette Walker. Mr. Brown is the former SCE&G engineer employed on the nuclear project. Ms. Walker is the former Vice President of Nuclear Finance Administration at SCANA. Mr. Brown described himself as a perfectionist. He cited incompetent management…
Drum roll please. Today (Tuesday) Dominion Energy announced that it will be introducing on Wednesday what is at least its third “best and final” proposal for buying SCANA/SCE&G and providing some benefits to ratepayers. SCE&G electric rates have been raised 9 times since 2009 totaling 18% for the failed nuclear…