S.C. utilities push for more gas, ‘blank check,’ amid specter of past scandal

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South Carolina lawmakers are debating the "South Carolina Ten-Year Energy Transformation Act," which would weaken utility regulation and accelerate natural gas expansion in the state. Eddy Moore of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticizes the bill as a utility "wish list" that uses economic growth as cover for rolling back consumer protections and increasing fossil fuel dependence. The measure has stalled in the state Senate despite passing the House, with key lawmakers concerned about repeating the costly mistakes of a failed nuclear project.