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SC Code § 58-31-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Public Service Authority|Section 58-31-710. Adoption and publication of pricing principles.

 Section effective January 1, 2022.  The Public Service Authority, through its board of directors, shall adopt and publish pricing principles that respect and balance factors including, but not limited to, adherence to the Authority's mission to be a low-cost provider, reliability, transparency, preservation of the Authority's financial integrity, equity among customer classes, gradualism in adjustments to its pricing and rate schedule type, encouragement of efficiency and demand response, adequate notice to customers, and relief mechanisms for financially distressed customers. The Authority shall also maintain and continue to offer rate schedules and options that provide demand-side management flexibility including, but not limited to, non-firm sales and interruptible power rates, and conservation opportunities to its customers.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 11, eff January 1, 2022.
SC Code § 58-31-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Public Service Authority|Section 58-31-720. Definition of "customer".

 Section effective January 1, 2022.  For purposes of this article "customer" shall include the Authority's residential, commercial and industrial retail customers, and those wholesale customers served pursuant to contractual arrangements, but excluding joint action agencies and those entities located outside the State.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 11, eff January 1, 2022.
SC Code § 58-31-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Public Service Authority|Section 58-31-740. Annual pricing report.

 Section effective January 1, 2022.  The Authority shall submit to the Office of Regulatory Staff a pricing report each year, and its report must include an analysis of the adherence to the pricing principles required in Section 58-31-710, the current and projected electric customer pricing, a comparison of pricing to other utilities, and an analysis of the rates of return by customer class. After its review, the ORS shall issue comments on the Authority's annual pricing report to the Authority's board of directors and the Public Utility Review Committee.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 11, eff January 1, 2022.
SC Code § 58-33-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-10. Short title.

 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act".  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1801; 1971 (57) 889; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 220, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-33-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-20. Definitions.

 Section effective until January 1, 2022. See, also, Section 58-33-20 effective January 1, 2022.  The following words, when used in this chapter, has the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context:  (1) The term "commission" means Public Service Commission.  (2) The term "major utility facility" means:  (a) electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of more than seventy-five megawatts.  (b) an electric transmission line and associated facilities of a designed operating voltage of one hundred twenty-five kilovolts or more; provided, however, that the words "major utility facility" shall not include electric distribution lines and associated facilities, nor shall the words "major utility facility" include electric transmission lines and associated facilities leased to and operated by (or which upon completion of construction are to be leased to and operated by) the South Carolina Public Service Authority.  (3) The term "commence to construct" means any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of the site or route of a major utility facility, but does not include surveying or changes needed for temporary use of sites or routes for nonutility purposes, or uses in securing geological data, including necessary borings to ascertain foundation conditions.  (4) The term "municipality" means any county or municipality within this State.  (5) The term "person" includes any individual, group, firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, government subdivision, government agency, local government, municipality, any other organization, or any combination of any of the foregoing, but shall not include the South Carolina Public Service Authority.  (6) The term "public utility" or " utility" means any person engaged in the generating, distributing, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity for public use.  (7) The term "land" means any real estate or any estate or interest therein, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted.  (8) The term "certificate" means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity.  (9) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1803; 1971 (57) 889; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 221, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-33-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-20. Definitions.

 Section effective January 1, 2022. See, also, Section 58-33-20 effective until January 1, 2022.  The following words, when used in this chapter, has the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context:  (1) The term "commission" means Public Service Commission.  (2) The term "major utility facility" means:  (a) electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of more than seventy-five megawatts.  (b) an electric transmission line and associated facilities of a designed operating voltage of one hundred twenty-five kilovolts or more; provided, however, that the words "major utility facility" shall not include electric distribution lines and associated facilities.  (3) The term "commence to construct" means any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of the site or route of a major utility facility, but does not include surveying or changes needed for temporary use of sites or routes for nonutility purposes, or uses in securing geological data, including necessary borings to ascertain foundation conditions.  (4) The term "municipality" means any county or municipality within this State.  (5) The term "person" includes any individual, group, firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, government subdivision, government agency, local government, municipality, any other organization, or any combination of any of the foregoing, and shall include the South Carolina Public Service Authority.  (6) The term "public utility" or "utility" means any person engaged in the generating, distributing, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity for public use.  (7) The term "land" means any real estate or any estate or interest therein, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted.  (8) The term "certificate" means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity.  (9) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1803; 1971 (57) 889; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 221, eff May 24, 2006; 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 19, eff January 1, 2022.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the first undesignated paragraph, which was inadvertently deleted by 2021 Act No. 90, Section 19, was reinstated.  Effect of Amendment  2021 Act No. 90, Section 19, in (2), in (b), deleted ", nor shall the words 'major utility facility' include electric transmission lines and associated facilities leased to and operated by (or which upon completion of construction are to be leased to and operated by) the South Carolina Public Service Authority" at the end; and in (5), substituted "and shall include" for "but shall not include".
SC Code § 58-33-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-120. Application for certificate; service on and notice to municipalities, government agencies and other persons of application.

 (1) An applicant for a certificate shall file an application with the commission, in such form as the commission may prescribe. The application must contain the following information:  (a) a description of the location and of the major utility facility to be built;  (b) a summary of any studies which have been made by or for applicant of the environmental impact of the facility;  (c) a statement explaining the need for the facility; and  (d) any other information as the applicant may consider relevant or as the commission may by regulation or order require. A copy of the study referred to in item (b) above shall be filed with the commission, if ordered, and shall be available for public information.  (2) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of the application on the Office of Regulatory Staff, the chief executive officer of each municipality, and the head of each state and local government agency, charged with the duty of protecting the environment or of planning land use, in the area in the county in which any portion of the facility is to be located. The copy of the application shall be accompanied by a notice specifying the date on or about which the application is to be filed.  (3) Each application also must be accompanied by proof that public notice was given to persons residing in the municipalities entitled to receive notice under subsection (2) of this section, by the publication of a summary of the application, and the date on or about which it is to be filed, in newspapers of general circulation as will serve substantially to inform such persons of the application.  (4) Inadvertent failure of service on, or notice to, any of the municipalities, government agencies, or persons identified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section may be cured pursuant to orders of the commission designed to afford them adequate notice to enable their effective participation in the proceeding. In addition, the commission may, after filing, require the applicant to serve notice of the application or copies thereof, or both, upon such other persons, and file proof thereof, as the commission may deem appropriate.  (5) An application for an amendment of a certificate shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission shall prescribe. Notice of the application shall be given as set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1811; 1971 (57) 889; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 222, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-33-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-130. Hearings.

 (1) Upon the receipt of an application complying with Section 58-33-120, the Commission shall promptly fix a date for the commencement of a public hearing, not less than sixty nor more than ninety days after the receipt, and shall conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as practicable. The testimony presented at the hearing may be presented in writing or orally, provided that the Commission may make rules designed to exclude repetitive, redundant or irrelevant testimony.  (2) On an application for an amendment of a certificate, the Commission shall hold a hearing in the same manner as a hearing is held on an application for a certificate if the proposed change in the facility would result in any significant increase in any environmental impact of the facility or a substantial change in the location of all or a portion of the facility; provided, that the Public Service Commission shall forward a copy of the application to all parties upon the filing of an application.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1812; 1971 (57) 889.
SC Code § 58-33-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-140. Parties to certification proceedings; limited appearances; intervention.

 (1) The parties to a certification proceeding shall include:  (a) the applicant;  (b) the Office of Regulatory Staff, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism;  (c) each municipality and government agency entitled to receive service of a copy of the application under subsection (2) of Section 58-33-120 if it has filed with the commission a notice of intervention as a party within thirty days after the date it was served with a copy of the application; and  (d) any person residing in a municipality entitled to receive service of a copy of the application under subsection (2) of Section 58-33-120, any domestic nonprofit organization, formed in whole or in part to promote conservation or natural beauty, to protect the environment, personal health, or other biological values, to preserve historical sites, to promote consumer interest, to represent commercial and industrial groups, or to promote the orderly development of the area in which the facility is to be located; or any other person, if such a person or organization has petitioned the commission for leave to intervene as a party, within thirty days after the date given in the published notice as the date for filing the application, and if the petition has been granted by the commission for good cause shown.  (2) Any person may make a limited appearance in the sixty days after the date given in the published notice as the date for filing the application. No person making a limited appearance shall be a party or shall have the right to present oral testimony or argument or cross-examine witnesses.  (3) The commission may, in extraordinary circumstances for good cause shown, and giving consideration to the need for timely start of construction of the facility, grant a petition for leave to intervene as a party to participate in subsequent phases of the proceeding, filed by a municipality, government agency, person, or organization which is identified in paragraphs (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of this section, but which failed to file a timely notice of intervention or petition for leave to intervene, as the case may be.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1813; 1971 (57) 889; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1568, eff July 1, 1994; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 223, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-33-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-150. Record of proceedings; consolidation of representation of parties.

 A record shall be made of the hearing and of all testimony taken and the cross-examination thereon. Upon request of a party, either before or after the decision, a State agency which proposes to or does require a condition to be included in the certificate as provided for in Section 58-33-160 shall furnish for the record all factual findings, documents, studies, rules, regulations, standards, or other documentation, supporting the condition. The Commission may provide for the consolidation of the representation of parties having similar interests.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1814; 1971 (57) 889.
SC Code § 58-33-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-160. Decision of Commission.

 (1) The Commission shall render a decision upon the record either granting or denying the application as filed, or granting it upon such terms, conditions or modifications of the construction, operation or maintenance of the major utility facility as the Commission may deem appropriate; such conditions shall be as determined by the applicable State agency having jurisdiction or authority under statutes, rules, regulations or standards promulgated thereunder, and the conditions shall become a part of the certificate. The Commission may not grant a certificate for the construction, operation and maintenance of a major utility facility, either as proposed or as modified by the Commission, unless it shall find and determine:  (a) The basis of the need for the facility.  (b) The nature of the probable environmental impact.  (c) That the impact of the facility upon the environment is justified, considering the state of available technology and the nature and economics of the various alternatives and other pertinent considerations.  (d) That the facilities will serve the interests of system economy and reliability.  (e) That there is reasonable assurance that the proposed facility will conform to applicable State and local laws and regulations issued thereunder, including any allowable variance provisions therein, except that the Commission may refuse to apply any local law or local regulation if it finds that, as applied to the proposed facility, such law or regulation is unreasonably restrictive in view of the existing technology, or of factors of cost or economics or of the needs of consumers whether located inside or outside of the directly affected government subdivisions.  (f) That public convenience and necessity require the construction of the facility.  (2) If the Commission determines that the location of all or a part of the proposed facility should be modified, it may condition its certificate upon such modification, provided that the municipalities and persons residing therein affected by the modification shall have been given reasonable notice.  (3) A copy of the decision and any opinion shall be served by the Commission upon each party.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1815; 1971 (57) 889.
SC Code § 58-33-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-170. Opinion of Commission.

 In rendering a decision on an application for a certificate, the Commission shall issue an opinion stating its reasons for the action taken. If the Commission has found that any regional or local law or regulation, which would be otherwise applicable, is unreasonably restrictive pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of Section 58-33-160, it shall state in its opinion the reasons therefor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1816; 1971 (57) 889.
SC Code § 58-33-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-180. Additional requirements regarding construction of a major utility facility.

 Section effective January 1, 2022.  (A)(1) In addition to the requirements of Articles 1, 3, 5, and 7 of Chapter 33, Title 58, a certificate for the construction of a major utility facility shall be granted only if the Public Service Authority demonstrates and proves by a preponderance of the evidence and the commission finds:  (a) the construction of a major utility facility constitutes a more cost-effective means for serving direct serve and wholesale customers than other feasibly available long-term power supply alternatives and provides less ratepayer risk while maintaining safe and reliable electric service than other feasibly available long-term power supply alternatives; and  (b) energy efficiency measures; demand-side management; renewable energy resource generation; available long-term power supply alternatives, or any combination thereof, would not establish or maintain a more cost-effective and reliable generation system and that the construction and operation of the facility is in the public interest.  (2) Available long-term power supply alternatives may include, but are not limited to, power purchase agreements, competitive procurement of renewable energy, joint dispatch agreements, market purchases from an existing regional transmission organization, joining or creating a new regional transmission organization, using best available technology for energy generation, transmission, storage and distribution, or any combination thereof.  (3) The commission shall consider any previous analysis performed pursuant to Section 58-37-40 in acting upon any petition by the Public Service Authority pursuant to this section. The commission shall also take into account the Public Service Authority's resource and fuel diversity, reasonably anticipated future operating costs, arrangements with other electric utilities for interchange of power, pooling of plants, purchase of power and other alternative methods for providing reliable, efficient, and economical electric service.  (B) The Public Service Authority shall file an estimate of construction costs in such detail as the commission may require. No certificate shall be granted unless the commission has approved the estimated construction costs and made a finding that construction will be consistent with the Authority's commission-approved plan for expansion of electric generating capacity.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 20, eff January 1, 2022.
SC Code § 58-33-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Utility Facility Siting And Environmental Protection|Section 58-33-190. Additional requirements regarding purchase of a major utility facility.

 Section effective January 1, 2022.  (1) The Public Service Authority may not enter into a contract for the purchase of power with a duration longer than ten years without approval of the Public Service Commission of South Carolina, provided that the approval is required only to the extent the transaction is not subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any other federal agency. This section does not apply to purchases of renewable power through a commission approved competitive procurement process.  (2) The commission shall consider any previous analysis performed pursuant to Section 58-37-40 in acting upon any petition by the Public Service Authority pursuant to this section. The commission shall also take into account the Public Service Authority's resource and fuel diversity, reasonably anticipated future operating costs, arrangements with other electric utilities for interchange of power, pooling of plants, purchase of power, and other alternative methods for providing reliable, efficient, and economical electric service.  (3) The commission may not grant approval unless it shall find and determine that the proposed transaction is in the best interests of the retail and wholesale customers of the Public Service Authority.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 20, eff January 1, 2022.