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SC Code § 58-27-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-690. Act 431 of 1984 not affected by Act 173 of 1987.

 Nothing in Title 28, Chapter 2 (Sections 28-2-10 et seq.), and Sections 1-11-110, 3-5-50, 3-5-100, 3-5-330, 4-17-20, 5-27-150, 5-31-420, 5-31-430, 5-31-440, 5-31-610, 5-35-10, 6-11-130, 6-23-290, 13-1-350, 13-11-80, 24-1-230, 28-3-20, 28-3-30, 28-3-140, 28-3-460, 46-19-130, 48-11-110, 48-15-30, 48-15-50, 48-17-30, 48-17-50, 49-17-1050, 49-19-1060, 49-19-1440, 50-13-1920, 50-19-1320, 51-1-560, 54-3-150, 55-9-80, 55-11-10, 57-3-700, 57-5-370, 57-5-380, 57-21-200, 57-25-190, 57-25-470, 57-25-680, 57-27-70, 58-9-2030, 58-15-410, 58-17-1200, 13-1-1330, 58-27-130, 58-31-50, 59-19-200, 59-105-40, 59-117-70, 59-123-90 shall modify, abridge, or repeal Sections 58-27-650, 58-27-670, 58-27-680, 58-27-1280, or 58-27-1360.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 173, Section 57, eff nine months from approval by Governor (approved by Governor on June 30, 1987); 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1567, eff July 1, 1993.  Editor's Note  Act No. 431 of 1984 amended Sections 58-27-650, 58-27-670, 58-27-1280, and 58-27-1360, and added Section 58-27-680.  For the code sections added, amended, or repealed by the 1987 Act No. 173, see Table B, Allocation of Acts, in the supplement to Volume 22.  This section contains a reference to Section 51-1-560. There is no Section 51-1-560.
SC Code § 58-27-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-810. Rates shall be just and reasonable.

 Every rate made, demanded or received by any electrical utility or by any two or more electrical utilities jointly shall be just and reasonable.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-31; 1952 Code Section 24-31; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.
SC Code § 58-27-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-820. Schedule of rates, service rules and regulations and service contracts shall be filed with Commission.

 Under rules and regulations prescribed by the commission, every electrical utility must file with the commission and provide to the Office of Regulatory Staff, within such time and in such form as the commission may designate, schedules showing all rates, service rules and regulations, and forms of service contracts established by the electrical utility and collected or enforced or to be collected or enforced within the jurisdiction of the commission. Under rules and regulations prescribed by the commission, every distribution electric cooperative and consolidated political subdivision must file with the commission and provide to the Office of Regulatory Staff, for information purposes, within such time and in such form as the commission may designate, schedules showing all rates, service rules and regulations, and forms of service contracts established by the distribution electric cooperative or consolidated political subdivision. Each electrical utility, distribution electric cooperative, and consolidated political subdivision must keep copies of the schedules open to public inspection under rules and regulations prescribed by the commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-32; 1952 Code Section 24-32; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493; 1969 (56) 740; 1972 (57) 2757; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 172, eff May 24, 2006.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 62, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Notwithstanding another provision of this act, or another provision of law, no costs or expenses incurred nor any payments made by the electrical utility in compliance or in accordance with this act must be included in the electrical utility's rates or otherwise be borne by the general body of South Carolina retail customers of the electrical utility without an affirmative finding supported by the preponderance of evidence of record and conclusion in a written order by the Public Service Commission that such expense, cost, or payment was reasonable and prudent and made in the best interest of the electrical utility's general body of customers."
SC Code § 58-27-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-830. Utility shall not charge rates different from those in schedule.

 No electrical utility shall directly or indirectly, by any device whatsoever or in any way, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person, corporation or municipality a greater or less compensation for any electric current or service rendered or supplied or to be rendered or supplied by such electrical utility than that prescribed in the schedules of such electrical utility applicable thereto then on file in the manner provided in this chapter, nor shall any person, corporation or municipality receive or accept any service, electric current, product or commodity from an electric utility for a compensation greater or less than that prescribed in such schedules.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-33; 1952 Code Section 24-33; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 62, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Notwithstanding another provision of this act, or another provision of law, no costs or expenses incurred nor any payments made by the electrical utility in compliance or in accordance with this act must be included in the electrical utility's rates or otherwise be borne by the general body of South Carolina retail customers of the electrical utility without an affirmative finding supported by the preponderance of evidence of record and conclusion in a written order by the Public Service Commission that such expense, cost, or payment was reasonable and prudent and made in the best interest of the electrical utility's general body of customers."
SC Code § 58-27-845 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-845. Findings and enumeration of electrical utility customer rights.

 (A) The General Assembly finds that there is a critical need to:  (1) protect customers from rising utility costs;  (2) provide opportunities for customer measures to reduce or manage electrical consumption from electrical utilities in a manner that contributes to reductions in utility peak electrical demand and other drivers of electrical utility costs; and  (3) equip customers with the information and ability to manage their electric bills.  (B) Every customer of an electrical utility has the right to a rate schedule that offers the customer a reasonable opportunity to employ such energy and cost-saving measures as energy efficiency, demand response, or onsite distributed energy resources in order to reduce consumption of electricity from the electrical utility's grid and to reduce electrical utility costs.  (C) In fixing just and reasonable utility rates pursuant to Section 58-3-140 and Section 58-27-810, the commission shall consider whether rates are designed to discourage the wasteful use of public utility services while promoting all use that is economically justified in view of the relationships between costs incurred and benefits received, and that no one class of customers are unduly burdening another, and that each customer class pays, as close as practicable, the cost of providing service to them.  (D) For each class of service, the commission must ensure that each electrical utility offers to each class of service a minimum of one reasonable rate option that aligns the customer's ability to achieve bill savings with long-term reductions in the overall cost the electrical utility will incur in providing electric service, including, but not limited to, time-variant pricing structures.  (E) Every customer of an electrical utility has a right to obtain their own electric usage data in a machine-readable, accessible format to the extent such is readily available. Electrical utilities shall allow customers an electronic means to assent to share the customer's energy usage data with a third-party vendor designated by the customer.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 62 (H.3659), Section 2, eff May 16, 2019.
SC Code § 58-27-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-850. Investigation and change of rates by commission.

 Whenever the commission after a hearing finds that the existing rates in effect and collected by any electrical utility for any service, product, or commodity are unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, unreasonably discriminatory, or in any way in violation of any provision of law, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, and sufficient rates to be thereafter observed and in force and shall fix the rates by its order.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-35; 1952 Code Section 24-35; 1942 Code Section 8555-4; 1932 (37) 1497; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 173, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-860. Proposed rate changes; prior approval.

 Whenever an electrical utility desires to put into operation a new rate, it must give not less than thirty days' notice of its intention to file with the commission and the Office of Regulatory Staff and must, after the expiration of the notice period, file with the commission and provide to the Office of Regulatory Staff a schedule setting forth the proposed changes. Copies of the schedule also must be given to other parties as the commission directs. Subject to the provisions of subsections (C) and (D) of Section 58-27-870, the proposed changes may not be put into effect in full or in part until approved by the commission. Nothing contained in this section affects the existing provisions of Act 1293 of 1966.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-36; 1952 Code Section 24-36; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493; 1983 Act No. 138 Section 4, eff June 15, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 174, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-920. Schedule of rates put into effect after preliminary investigation.

 The commission may, after a preliminary investigation by the Office of Regulatory Staff and upon such evidence as to the commission seems sufficient, order any electrical utility to put into effect a schedule of rates as shall be deemed fair and reasonable, within such time as may be prescribed by order of the commission, which shall be not less than fifteen days, and an attested copy of the order must be served upon the utility and the Office of Regulatory Staff by registered mail or otherwise as provided by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-42; 1952 Code Section 24-42; 1942 Code Section 8239; 1934 (38) 1549; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 177, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-930. Petition for hearing on change in rates; suspension of new rates pending hearing.

 If any utility affected thereby objects to an order issued pursuant to Section 58-27-920, it may, within ten days after service upon it of the copy of the order, file a petition with the commission stating the grounds of any such objection and demand a hearing thereon and it may require, if it so requests in the petition, that such schedule of rates be suspended pending the hearing. The utility also must provide a copy of the petition to the Office of Regulatory Staff. Any member of the public adversely affected by any such order of the commission shall also have all the rights herein conferred on the utility affected.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-43; 1952 Code Section 24-43; 1942 Code Section 8239; 1934 (38) 1549; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 178, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-940. Order confirming, modifying or vacating former order; service; effective date of rate changes.

 After a hearing provided by Section 58-27-930, the commission by its order must either confirm, modify, or vacate its former order, in conformity with what is found to be just and reasonable, and an attested copy of the order of the commission must be immediately served on the utility affected and the Office of Regulatory Staff by registered mail or otherwise, as provided by law. In case the original order of the commission is confirmed or modified by making the order more favorable to the utility affected, the rates prescribed by the original order of the commission or the modification of the order, as the case may be, are operative as of the time fixed by the original order. The utility affected shall put the rates into effect as of the date fixed by the original order.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-44; 1952 Code Section 24-44; 1942 Code Section 8239; 1934 (38) 1549; 1935 (39) 25; 1983 Act No. 138 Section 6, eff June 15, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 179, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-950. Petition for hearing as prerequisite to bringing cause of action challenging order.

 A utility must not bring a cause of action challenging the commission's order issued pursuant to Section 58-27-920 unless the utility shall first make application to the commission for a hearing as provided for in Section 58-27-930. The commission must not be a party to any cause of action.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-45; 1952 Code Section 24-45; 1942 Code Section 8239; 1934 (38) 1549; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 180, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-960. Reparation orders; suits to enforce.

 When a petition has been filed with the commission concerning any rate or charge for any electric current furnished or service performed by any electrical utility and the commission has found after hearing that the electrical utility has charged an unreasonable, excessive, or discriminatory amount for electric current or service, the commission may order the electrical utility to make due reparation to the petitioner, with interest from the date of collection; however, no unreasonable discrimination must result from the reparation. But no order for the payment of reparation upon the ground of unreasonableness must be made by the commission in any instance wherein the rate or charge in question has been authorized by law. No assignment of a reparation claim must be recognized by the commission except assignments by operation of law as in cases of death, insanity, bankruptcy, receivership, or order of court. If the electrical utility does not comply with the order for the payment of reparation within the time specified in such order, suit may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the same, and upon trial of such suit, a duly certified copy of the order of the commission shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth. All petitions concerning unreasonable, excessive, or discriminatory charges on which reparation orders may be made must be filed with the commission and provided to the Office of Regulatory Staff within two years from the time the cause of action accrues, and the suit for enforcement of the order must be commenced in the court within one year from the date of the order of the commission. The commission must not be a party to any cause of action. The remedy in this section provided is cumulative and in addition to any other remedy or remedies in this chapter provided in case of failure of an electrical utility to obey an order or decision of the commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-46; 1952 Code Section 24-46; 1942 Code Section 8555-4; 1932 (37) 1497; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 181, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-27-970 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-970. Participation in profits arising from efficiency.

 For the purpose of encouraging economy, efficiency and improvements in methods or service any electrical utility may, subject to the approval of the Commission, participate to such extent as may be permitted by the Commission in additional profits arising from any economy, efficiency or improvement in methods or service instituted by such electrical utility.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-47; 1952 Code Section 24-47; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.
SC Code § 58-27-980 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-980. Contracts subject to control and approval of Commission.

 No contract charge to be made to any person, corporation or municipality by any electrical utility for electricity to be furnished for light, heat or power established subsequent to March 24, 1922, shall be exempt from alteration, control, regulation and establishment by the Commission, when in its judgment the public interest so requires, to the full extent of the powers in relation to charges conferred upon the Commission by this chapter. Nor shall any contract establishing a rate or rates or any other contract affecting the use or disposition of its product or the charges to be paid therefor be entered into by any electrical utility without prior approval by the Commission, nor unless it be subject to amendment, modification, change or annulment by the Commission, if the public interest so requires. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the Commission's approval of a contract fixing a rate already approved by the Commission and then effective, if such contract rate is fixed subject to subsequent amendment, modification, change or annulment by the Commission. Full power and authority is hereby conferred on the Commission to accomplish the purposes expressed in this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-48; 1952 Code Section 24-48; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.
SC Code § 58-27-990 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-990. Contracts with other utilities.

 Subject to the approval of the Commission, electrical utilities may contract with each other for the sale and purchase or exchange of electricity if such contract contain a provision that from its date it shall be subject to amendment, modification, change or annulment by the Commission, after due hearing, if the public interest so requires.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-49; 1952 Code Section 24-49; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.
SC Code § 58-27-1000 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-1000. Charges for electricity established by municipal contract or franchise.

 All charges for electricity for light, heat or power established by any franchise granted to or contract made prior to March 24, 1922 with any person or corporation by any municipality pursuant to and under the authority of the laws of this State are to be deemed excepted from the regulatory powers of the Commission and to be unaffected by the provisions of this chapter. All charges established by any franchise or municipal contract subsequent to March 24, 1922 shall be subject to the regulatory powers of the Commission and may be changed by it for proper cause under the provisions of this chapter. It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate such charges only to the extent that it may be done consistently with the Constitutions of this State and of the United States.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-50; 1952 Code Section 24-50; 1942 Code Section 8555-8; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1937 (40) 147.
SC Code § 58-27-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-1010. Commission shall not regulate contracts made by municipalities.

 The Commission shall not regulate any contracts made by any municipality with its customers, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting the regulation by the Commission of the rates to be charged by any municipal plant to any of its customers, whether these customers be other municipalities, persons, firms or corporations.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-51; 1952 Code Section 24-51; 1942 Code Section 8555-8; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1937 (40) 147.
SC Code § 58-27-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-1020. Capitalization for rate-making purposes.

 No electrical utility shall, for rate-making purposes, capitalize its franchises, rights, powers, privileges or right to own and operate or enjoy any such franchises, rights, powers or privileges in excess of the amount paid to the State or to any political subdivision of the State as the consideration for the grant thereof or so capitalize any lease, contract of sale or contract for consolidation or merger of two or more electrical utilities or issue by way of substitution any capital stock, trust certificates, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or other securities for any consolidated or merged company exceeding the aggregate values of the properties so consolidated or merged plus any additional sum of money actually contributed in cash and any additional property or labor actually contributed; and the determination of such consideration or value as aforesaid shall be subject to the approval of the Commission. The Commission shall not permit any electrical utility to do any of the things that an electrical utility is forbidden by this section to do.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-52; 1952 Code Section 24-52; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.
SC Code § 58-27-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Electric Utilities And Electric Cooperatives|Section 58-27-1030. Sales of appliances shall not be considered in rate making.

 Every electrical utility shall keep separate accounts to show all profits or losses resulting from the sale of appliances or other merchandise, and no such profit or loss shall be taken into consideration by the Commission in arriving at any rate to be charged for service by any such electrical utility.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 24-53; 1952 Code Section 24-53; 1942 Code Section 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493.