V.C. Summer

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Lawmaker-controlled panel violates state law – again

January 6, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has once again violated a state law requiring…

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Hundreds of Santee Cooper employees receive ‘incentive’ bonuses

December 4, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT “Incentive” bonuses totaling more than $5 million were doled out this year…

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State stonewalls public comment on proposed Dominion rate hike

November 10, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Dominion Energy electric customers in South Carolina are angry. They were promised…

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S.C. lawmakers continue tight grip on PSC elections

September 23, 2020 The Nerve

Update: The Legislature on Sept. 23, 2020, elected four newcomers to the S.C. Public Service…

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Jet-setting PSC members attended events with ties to regulated companies

February 7, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT From 2014 through 2018, four sitting S.C. Public Service Commission members collectively…

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State law violated: PURC fails to submit annual reviews of PSC members

January 24, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee violated state law in recent years by not…

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Taxpayer, ratepayer tab totals $9M so far for review of secret Santee Cooper bids

January 17, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Eight private firms hired by the state to evaluate proposals for the…