Legal Opinion
South Carolina Energy Users Committee v. South Carolina Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 9, 2010No. 26856PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*489Justice HEARN.
In this appeal, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (“Commission”) determined South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (“SCE&G”) was entitled to recover contingency costs under the Base Load Review Act.1 We reverse.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 2005, SCE&G identified the need for additional base load power plants2 to support increased energy demands in South Carolina. After extensive study, SCE&G elected to address these needs by constructing a two-unit nuclear generating facility in Jenkinsville. Following two years of contract negotiation, SCE&G entered into an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hodges v. RaineySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Sloan v. South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy ExaminersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
- Dunton v. South Carolina Board of ExaminersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Lester v. South Carolina Workers' Compensation CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Eagle Container Co., LLC v. County of NewberrySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Alltel Communications, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of RevenueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
- Utilities Services of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Office of Regulatory StaffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
- South Carolina Energy Users Committee v. South Carolina Electric & GasSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
- S.C. Elec. v. RandallDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2018
- S.C. Elec. & Gas Co. v. WhitfieldDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2018
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