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State Intelligence
Updated Apr 22, 2026Utility Landscape
Duke Energy Carolinas
IOUUpstate SC (York, Cherokee, Spartanburg counties)
Docket 2025-172-E rate case settled; ~$0.84/month residential increase approved
Duke Energy Progress
IOUCentral and eastern SC
Docket 2025-154-E settlement: $51.2M increase authorized
Dominion Energy South Carolina
IOUCentral SC, Lowcountry, Pee Dee region
Docket 2025-325-E pending; 12.73% request ($19.98/month); PSC rejected prior IRP
Santee Cooper
MuniEastern and coastal SC (state-owned)
VC Summer restart MOU signed Dec 2025 with Brookfield; $2.7B deal; feasibility deadline June 26, 2026
Central Electric Power Cooperative
CoopStatewide distribution via 20 member co-ops
Wholesale customer of Santee Cooper
Key Issues
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Dominion Energy SC rate case (Docket 2025-325-E): 12.73% increase requested Jan 2, 2026; public hearings through May 2026; PSC decision due by July 2, 2026
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VC Summer nuclear restart: Brookfield Asset Management MOU (Dec 8, 2025) for $2.7B deal; Santee Cooper retains up to 25% ownership; feasibility decision deadline June 26, 2026 — enabled by Act 73 of 2025
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PSC rejected Dominion Energy SC integrated resource plan — IRP resubmission and resource planning process ongoing
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Dual Duke Energy rate cases both settled at amounts well below original requests, signaling PSC pressure on rate increases
Upcoming
Dominion Energy SC rate case public hearings, Columbia (through May 13)
Brookfield VC Summer feasibility decision deadline
Dominion Energy SC rate case PSC decision deadline
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Stephen "Mike" Caston appointmented of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Eugene Hennelly appointmented of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Swain Whitfield appointmented of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Mike M. Caston departed of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Headen B. Thomas departed of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Staff
18| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn G. Boyd | Chief Clerk/Executive Director | (803) 896-5100 |
| Jo Anne Wessinger Hill | General Counsel | (803) 896-5100 |
| Norman Scarborough | Deputy Director, Public Utility Analysts | (864) 923-2867 |
| Rob T. Bockman Jr. | Director of Public Information | (803) 896-5142 |
| Tricia DeSanty | Administrative Coordinator to Commissioners | (803) 896-5100 |
| Randy H. Erskine | Information Technology Director | (803) 896-5104 |
| Nicole Given | Special Counsel | (803) 896-5100 |
| Amanda Golebiowski | CFO | (803) 896-5100 |
| Afton Goodfellow | Accountability & Compliance Manager | (803) 896-5100 |
| Sharon Harwell | Accounting Fiscal Manager 1 | (803) 896-8728 |
| Lance Holt PE | Director of Engineering | (803) 896-5100 |
| Derek Jones | DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellow | (803) 896-5100 |
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