Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service Commission

Finney, Judge:

Appellant Steven W. Hamm, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina, appeals the circuit court’s decision affirming a rate order issued by the South Carolina Public Service Commission (Commission), which granted Piedmont Natural Gas Company (Piedmont) an increase in revenues for its gas operations. We vacate the decision of the circuit court and remand this case to the Commission to substantiate the record and include in its order the basis for the adoption and approval of the use of retention factors.

On May 30, 1986, Piedmont filed an application with the Commission to…