By RICK BRUNDRETT New S.C. Senate president Thomas Alexander reported a total of more than…
State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee
By RICK BRUNDRETT More than 1,300 Santee Cooper workers last year received “incentive” bonuses totaling…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A powerful, legislatively controlled committee is scheduled Thursday to conduct annual reviews…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Santee Cooper’s electric customers are on the hook for billions in debt…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Of the 12 seats on the board governing state-owned utility Santee Cooper,…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Unlike panels overseeing other state agencies, the governing boards of the state-created…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has once again violated a state law requiring…
By RICK BRUNDRETT “Incentive” bonuses totaling more than $5 million were doled out this year…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Dominion Energy electric customers in South Carolina are angry. They were promised…
Update: The Legislature on Sept. 23, 2020, elected four newcomers to the S.C. Public Service…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As lawmakers this week consider sale and management proposals involving Santee Cooper,…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The possibility that two more ex-lawmakers could join the state Public Service…
By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to debt, the state of South Carolina is swimming…
Update: On 2/6/19, the Legislature in a joint session voted 99-1 to elect former longtime…
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers have once again delayed filling a $107,822 seat on the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT An incumbent state Public Service Commission member, a past commissioner and an…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The legislatively controlled committee that nominates candidates for full-time, six-figure seats on…
By RICK BRUNDRETT On the last day of regular session Thursday, S.C. lawmakers in an…
By RICK BRUNDRETT On Thursday – the last day of the General Assembly’s regular session…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Three out-of-state consulting businesses hired by the S.C. Legislature to provide “advice”…
By RICK BRUNDRETT During the years-long V.C. Summer nuclear project, a little-known committee including the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Legislature spent more than $70,000 for an outside consulting firm…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As state-owned utility Santee Cooper was racking up billions in debt –…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the years, the state’s utility watchdog acted more like a lapdog…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Public Service Commission members who approved nine rate hikes…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Nearly a decade ago, an influential state legislative committee quietly released a report…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Last summer’s stunning news that South Carolina Electric & Gas and its…