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469 mentions for region: South Carolina
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Keller Kissam, president of electric operations for Dominion Energy South Carolina, presents five facts about solar in South Carolina in support of the proposed Solar Choice Metering Tariff. The op-ed addresses net metering, cost allocation among…
The South Carolina Public Service Commission approved final net metering rules for residential solar customers, extending the current regime through 2025 or 2029 depending on customer switch date. The stipulation was agreed to by multiple parties…
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report analyzing two pathways for major Southeast utilities (NextEra, Duke Energy, Southern Company, and TVA) to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030-2035 under a potential federal Clean Energy…
“Instead of working hard to be sure they complied with all the new rules, both Duke and Dominion have basically done what they would have absent the Energy Freedom Act and talked about how it complies (when it doesn't)”
“They are mandating either changes to assumptions or new sensitivities that I think could reduce the amount of gas that Duke has in its resource plans. And that's what we're looking for.”
Santee Cooper and Central Electric Power Cooperative have contracted for 425 MW of new utility-scale solar capacity across five South Carolina projects, representing approximately 40% of the state's current installed solar capacity. The projects, developed by…
“TVA in the past used its policies to help incentivize this market and I know first hand because I participated in those early programs. Now TVA has dropped the price they pay (to customers for distributed solar power) so low that they have effectively killed the market to a large extent in the state of Tennessee. This is an example of how a utility uses some of the best policy mechanisms and then goes all the way to using some of the worst policy mechanisms and you see the results.”
A coalition of ratepayer advocates, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, successfully negotiated with Dominion Energy to lower its rate hike request from $178 million to $35.6 million (1.08% increase versus the original 7.20% request).…
“They deserve credit for innovation, for testing ideas. They are not just the 'reliable one,' they are the creative one.”
Clean energy advocates and environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, are opposing the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) proposal, arguing it would lock out independent renewable developers and protect incumbent utilities' fossil fuel…
South Carolina's Public Service Commission unanimously approved a settlement allowing Dominion Energy to increase residential electric rates by 1.37 percent effective September 1, 2021—significantly lower than the company's original 7.7 percent request. The agreement, reached between…
A settlement in Dominion Energy's rate case before the S.C. Public Service Commission would reduce the requested 7.75% rate increase to a net 1.46% increase, resulting in a typical residential rate increase of $1.81 per month…
“A goal to be coal-free by 2035 is not the same as a goal to be carbon-free by 2035”
“Duke's modified resource plans for its two utilities in the Carolinas are a step in the right direction, with more solar than was proposed in its original plan nearly a year ago. However, Duke is continuing to plan for nearly 10 GW of new gas plants.”
Stan Cross, SACE staff member, reports on Southeast electric vehicle market growth, with regional EV sales up 49% in 2021 compared to 3% national auto sales growth. The article highlights SACE and Atlas Public Policy's updated…
