The State October 21, 2018 By Frank Knapp Jr. On Nov. 1, the S.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) will start a hearing that will impact the electric rates of SCE&G customers for decades. The primary issue to be decided is how much if anything SCE&G customers will be forced to…
Group Says Tax Reform Hasn’t Helped Small Business Owners
CPA Practice Advisor October 19, 2018 Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform, a nationwide coalition of small business leaders opposed to the tax law, released videos of three business leaders airing their frustration with the law that bypasses the needs of small business owners in favor of giving large corporations and…
Discovery of coral reef off Lowcountry coast adds to offshore drilling concerns
This event was co-sponsored by the College of Charleston, SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce and 12 SC coastal mayors. WCIV-TV (Charleston) October 18, 2018 by Angela Brown CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Balancing the science and passion over the debate—recent discoveries off the Lowcountry’s coast are drilling another spark—in the offshore…
Regulators: Cut SCE&G rate 20%. But company wants another 7% rate increase
Lexington County Chronicle October 4, 2018 By Jerry Bellune SC Electric & Gas ratepayers are holding their breath. SCE&G and Dominion Energy, the company that aims to buy the Lexington County-based company, want to raise rates another 7% But the Office of Regulatory Staff wants the Public Service commission to…
RESCHEDULED: Public Presentation on Charleston’s Deep-Sea Coral Reef Discovery
Dr. Sandra Brooke, Marine Biologist, Florida State University Co-sponsored by College of Charleston and 12 coastal Mayors When: Monday, October 15, 2018, Noon Where: College of Charleston, School of Science and Mathematics Building, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, Auditorium (Room 129) Parking: St. Philip Street Garage (between Vanderhorst and Calhoun…
Offshore Drilling. Trump lease plan sparks ‘storm surge’ of fear in S.C.
EnergyWire October 3, 2018 By Pamela King, E&E News Reporter HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — Ask low country residents for their views on the Trump administration’s proposal to open most federal waters to oil and gas development, and they’re likely to compare the groundswell of opposition to a rising tide. Drilling…
Public Hearing on SCE&G Nuclear Debacle October 8th in Aiken. Public Service Commission to Hear from Ratepayers
PRESS RELEASE Date: October 1, 2018 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Public Hearing on SCE&G Nuclear Debacle Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC—The SC Public Service Commission (PSC) is giving the public the opportunity to weigh in on whether ratepayers should…
As GOP weighs ‘Tax Reform 2.0,’ Nearly 9 in 10 Small Businesses Say They Have no Plans to Hire Due to Current Tax Law
With the U.S. House to pass Tax Reform 2.0 today that will lock in the inequitable treatment small businesses received from tax reform passed last December, Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform and ZipBooks today issued the below press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Conan…
SCE&G/Dominion call for raising rates by 7 percent. State regulators say rates should be lowered another 5%
PRESS RELEASE Date: September 28, 2018 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: SCE&G/Dominion call for raising rates by 7 percent Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org SCE&G/Dominion call for raising rates by 7 percent State regulators say rates should be lowered another 5%…
Court rejects SCE&G appeal. 15% rate reduction will be allowed to continue
Lexington County Chronicle September 27, 2018 By Jerry Bellune SC Electric & Gas attorneys suffered another legal setback last week. The rate decrease for SCE&G customers passed by the state legislature will continue, SC Attorney General Alan Wilson said. The US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denied SCE&G’s motion to…