Poll: S.C. Voters Want Power Company Modernization and Competition
A supermajority of South Carolina’s general election voters overwhelmingly supports modernization of the electric system and a move away from the current monopoly system to greater competition.
Post & Courier: SC facing an energy crisis. A Statehouse bill may offer a solution and controversy
2/8/24—A South Carolina legislative subcommittee began discussions on a sweeping energy reform bill allowing utilities to fast-track pipelines and other projects to avoid a looming energy crisis facing the rapidly growing state.
Greenville Journal: SC needs more electricity sooner, utility executives warn state legislators
10/20/23—South Carolina needs more power and needs it sooner if the state wants to keep up with the demands of a growing population and booming economy. That was the message utility executives and economic development leaders delivered to the state House Economic Development and Utility Modernization Ad Hoc Committee.
Post & Courier: Power grid at ‘crisis point’ as SC population booms, House speaker warns
10/19/23—South Carolina’s rapid economic and population growth has brought the state’s energy grid to a “crisis point,” Speaker of the House Murrell Smith warned Statehouse colleagues, requiring the state to find ways to bring thousands of additional megawatts on board in the next decade or risk forfeiting millions of dollars in investment.