AP: Dominion puts SC rate increase on hold for at least 6 months
Dominion Energy has agreed to delay its request to raise electric rates in South Carolina for six months because of economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dominion Energy has agreed to delay its request to raise electric rates in South Carolina for six months because of economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, Governor Henry McMaster wrote a letter to the president of Dominion Energy South Carolina, urging him to withdraw the companies request to increase energy rates across the state by approximately 7.7%.
The South Carolina Public Service Commission will host three virtual public night hearings this week discussing the proposal from Dominion Energy South Carolina to increase energy rates by approximately 7.7%. The hearings are scheduled for November 9, 10 and 12 at 6 p.m.