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PSC Schedules Customer Public Hearings for Dominion Customers

Wed, 04/24/2024

The Public Service Commission has scheduled four customer public hearings in Docket No. 2024-34-E, involving Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.’s application for authority to adjust and increase its retail electric rate schedules, tariffs, and terms and conditions. This filing includes a request for an increase to retail electric rates, and the Company’s application can be reviewed at this link.  

These customer public hearings will be held in four locations across the state over four days (with a fifth date available on July 9th should all preregistration slots for July 8th be filled). The schedule is as follows:

Date of Hearing:      Time:      Location:      Please Pre-Register By:
Thursday, May 30th 6 p.m.

Aiken County Government Center

County Council Chambers

1930 University Parkway, 3rd Floor

Aiken, SC 29801
Wednesday, May 29th
Monday, June 10th 6 p.m.

Bluffton Town Council Chambers

20 Bridge Street

Bluffton, SC 29910

Friday, June 7th
Thursday, June 27th 6 p.m.

Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building

Charleston County Council Chambers

4045 Bridgeview Drive

North Charleston, SC 29405
Wednesday, June 26th
Monday, July 8th

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

and

5 p.m.-9 p.m.

Public Service Commission Hearing Room

101 Executive Center Drive

Columbia, SC 29210
Friday, July 5th
Tuesday, July 9th 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

Public Service Commission Hearing Room

101 Executive Center Drive

Columbia, SC 29210

Pre-registration for Tuesday, July 9, 2024, is available only if all pre-registration slots for customer testimony are filled for Monday, July 8, 2024.

In its application, the Company proposes a monthly increase of $18.86 or 14.21% for residential customers, a monthly increase of $2,002.25 or 12.32% for commercial customers, and a monthly increase of $57,486.40 or 12.68% for industrial customers. In hosting these customer public hearings, the PSC seeks to hear from Dominion Energy South Carolina customers on the Company’s proposed new rates and their experiences with DESC as ratepayers.

More details can be found in the Notice of Filing and Public Hearings at this link. For more information, please reach out to the Public Service Commission at contact@psc.sc.gov or at 803.896.5100.