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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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! 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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                                                      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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Testimony to the SC Special Joint Committee to Study Childcare Frank Knapp Jr. President & CEO January 7, 2025 Chairpersons Turner and Erickson; Committee members. I am Frank Knapp, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, which I co-founded 25 years ago. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today
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December 16, 2024 Congressman John Spratt, a profile in courage On Saturday, December 14th, we lost one of the most outstanding and patriotic Congressmen South Carolina has ever sent to Washington. John Spratt represented the Palmetto State’s 5th Congressional District from 1983-2011. He played significant leadership roles in the U.S. House including chairman of the
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December 3, 2024 Mr. Peter M. McCoy, Jr., Chairman Santee Cooper Board of Directors 1 Riverwood Drive Moncks Corner, SCÂ 29461 Re: Santee Cooper 2024 Request for Adjustment to Rate Schedule and Tariffs Dear Chairman McCoy, On behalf of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, we
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How to reduce your payroll tax liability While helping employees with a benefit you can’t afford to offer Watch our 24-minute webinar video and your business probably can save money on payroll taxes.  ACA-ICHRA webinar 11-13-24.mp4 If you are one of the 80% of SC small businesses that can’t afford to offer group health
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September 19, 2024 The Honorable Shane Massey, Chair Senate Special Committee on SC’s Energy Future 311 Gressette Building Columbia, SC Re: Capital Cost Trackers Dear Senator Massey, At the September 12th meeting of your Special Committee on SC’s Energy Future, I believe you asked the question, “Is there any benefits to ratepayers for capital cost
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South Carolina Senate Special Committee on South Carolina’s Energy Future Testimony of Frank Knapp Jr. President & CEO South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce September 12, 2024  Chairmen Massey and Setzler, members of the Committee, I appreciate being allowed to provide testimony to you on this critical issue. I am Frank Knapp,
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