South Carolina Public Service Commission

The Commission addressed several items during their business meeting. They approved a negotiated amendment to an interconnection agreement for telecommunications. They determined that a utility's request to rebuild a power line qualified as a replacement rather than new construction. The Commission granted a motion for admission pro hac vice for legal representation. Additionally, they authorized a delay for a solar and storage procurement RFP until 2027 and denied a petition for reconsideration regarding a previous order. The Commission also processed several motor carrier applications, approved requests for certificate cancellations, and granted a motion for default judgment against certain motor carriers.

The commission addressed a docket regarding Duke Energy Progress, LLC and its election to utilize the electric Rate Stabilization Adjustment mechanism. Discussion centered on statutory compliance, the impact of potential rate increases on residential customers, and procedural failures related to mandatory monitoring reports. Following deliberation on competing motions, the commission voted to reject the utility's proposed election due to the failure to submit a required monitoring report by the statutory deadline.

The Commission addressed several agenda items, including the establishment of a procedural schedule for a generic workshop regarding Large Load utility demands, the dismissal of complaints against Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. and Betty Helms, and the approval of pension rider true-ups for Duke Energy. The Commission also granted Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for various utility generation facilities. Additionally, the meeting included multiple actions on transportation dockets, such as the approval of new operating certificates, amendments to existing certificates, the suspension of a non-emergency certificate, an extension of time for compliance, and the voluntary cancellation of several certificates.

The commission held a business meeting to address several utility and transportation agenda items. Utility matters included approving a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for telecommunications services, amending commission regulations, approving a transmission line project, and settling revenue requirements and rate issues for Dominion Energy. The commission also dismissed a formal complaint for lack of jurisdiction, denied a petition to intervene in a docket, and granted a motion to withdraw as a party of record. Furthermore, the commission addressed procedural schedules for various dockets and approved the admission of legal counsel pro hac vice. Transportation matters involved approving several applications for new Class C certificates, cancelling certain certificates, suspending a certificate at the carrier's request, and carrying over a request to amend a taxi certificate due to a pending revocation matter.

The commission addressed multiple agenda items including the approval of amendments to telecommunications interconnection agreements, the cancellation of various telecom certificates, and the adoption of new regulations regarding public witness testimony and customer public hearings. Additionally, the commission reviewed customer complaint procedures, handled voluntary withdrawals of complaints against utility companies, and considered petitions for reconsideration or intervention. The meeting also covered requests for rate adjustments for wastewater services and discussed procedural schedules for utility dockets and emergency petitions.