City can’t make itself exclusive utility provider in county land
Customers in an industrial park on unincorporated land in Laurens County will have a choice of utility providers after the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled that one city could not make itself a monopoly provider beyond its borders simply by being the first to lay claim to the area, overturning a 2018 ruling […]
South Carolina governor on committee to study utility sale
COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is stepping up efforts to sell a state-owned utility that was the minority partner in the abandonment of the construction of two nuclear reactors last year. News outlets reported McMaster has appointed himself to a nine-member committee that will study whether South Carolina should sell Santee Cooper, which […]
Governor taps ex-prosecutor to lead South Carolina utility
COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina’s governor has chosen a former top prosecutor to lead the board of state-owned utility Santee Cooper. Gov. Henry McMaster announced March 7 he has picked former state Attorney General Charlie Condon to fulfill the rest of former chairman Leighton Lord’s term, which expires in May. McMaster says he will appoint Condon to […]
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