Press Mention Post & Courier December 6, 2024
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SC power utility is urged to pause next week's rate hike vote
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The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce jointly urged Santee Cooper to delay a vote on its first electric rate increase in seven years, citing serious flaws in the pricing plan. The groups sent a letter dated December 3 to Santee Cooper board chairman Peter McCoy requesting a pause in the process. The article does not include direct quotes from SACE staff.
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Two groups are urging Santee Cooper to delay a vote on its first electric rate increase in seven years to address what they called "serious flaws" in the new pricing plan.
The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy expressed their concerns and requested "a pause" in the process in a joint letter dated Dec. 3. They addressed it to former lawmaker Peter McCoy, chairman of the state-owned power and water utility.