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Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC’s growing power needs

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South Carolina Daily Gazette April 3, 2025 Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC’s growing power needs A section added to the bill would make it easier for utilities to raise power bills on an annual basis By: Jessica Holdman  COLUMBIA — The Senate passed a long-anticipated bill clearing the path for a new […]

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Contact State Senators today to stop your electric rates going up

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March 31, 2025 ACTION ALERT!!! Contact State Senators today to stop your electric rates going up This Tuesday the SC Senate starts debating a bill (H.3309) intended to promote new energy generation to meet the future needs of the state. But lurking inside the legislation is a provision that guarantees higher rates for residential and

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Possible impacts of SC energy bill bring optimism for some, concern for others

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WCSC March 28, 2025 Watch video Possible impacts of SC energy bill bring optimism for some, concern for others By Tiana Maxwell COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – The state’s growing population strikes concerns for state leaders about the future of energy, but a bill addressing the issue has an organization concerned for impacts on residential ratepayers. Statehouse

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Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee on H.3309 & S.446

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March 25, 2025 Re: Amendments for H.3309 and S.446 to protect ratepayers Senate Judiciary Committee, At your committee meeting on Tuesday, March 25th, you will take up H.3309 and S.446, both addressing energy and utilities. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is very concerned that both bills contain provisions that harm all consumers in

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ACTION ALERT!!!!! BIG electric rate hikes annually are coming!

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ACTION ALERT!!!!! BIG electric rate hikes annually are coming! Contact these state Senators ASAP! 3-24-25   Two bills will be voted on this Tuesday (March 25th) at 3PM in a SC Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. These utility-friendly bills would: -make electric rate hike decisions more big-business friendly at the expense of all other consumers. -allow

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Commentary: Turning the Public Service Commission into the Utility Service Commission

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SC Daily Gazette March 18, 2025 Commentary: Turning the Public Service Commission into the Utility Service Commission By Frank Knapp Since 2002, the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce has intervened in 12 electric rate cases at the SC Public Service Commission. We have had tremendous success over the years in fighting utility rate hikes

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Testimony on House energy bill H.3309

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                                                        SC House Public Utilities Subcommittee January 29, 2025 Testimony on House Bill 3309 Frank Knapp President & CEO Since 2002, either I or the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce has intervened in utility electric or gas rate hearings before the Public Service Commission.  We’ve done this 11 times. So, we have a

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Small businesses applaud President Biden’s expected offshore oil ban

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Press Release January 5, 2025 Small businesses applaud President Biden’s expected offshore oil ban Ten-year effort to ban oil exploration and drilling to end in victory Columbia, SC—President Biden is expected to permanently ban offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic and other areas.  The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has been leading the

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Santee Cooper Board may ignore its own consultant’s concerns of rate design

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Press Release December 4, 2024 Santee Cooper Board may ignore its own consultant’s concerns of rate design Groups call on Board to heed warnings and not to approve at December 9th meeting Columbia, SC—In a letter citing strong concerns about Santee Cooper management’s proposed new rate design, two organizations have urged the Santee Cooper Board

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SC power utility is urged to pause next week’s rate hike

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Post and Courier December 7, 2024 SC power utility is urged to pause next week’s rate hike By John McDermott Two groups are urging Santee Cooper to delay a vote on its first electric rate increase in seven years to address what they called “serious flaws” in the new pricing plan. The S.C. Small Business

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