The Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled a virtual public hearing in Docket No. 2022-259-E, related to Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s Application for a Mid-Period Adjustment to Increase Base Rates for the Recovery of Electric Fuel Costs. In their application, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) projects that:

• For a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month, the average monthly bill would rise from $132.79 to $151.34, or 13.97%, inclusive of revenue taxes.
• For a commercial customer with a 500 kVA demand, using 150,000 kWh per month, the average monthly bill would rise from $16,485 to $19,267, or 16.88%, inclusive of revenue taxes.
• For an industrial customer with a 10,000 kW demand, using 6,570,000 kWh per month (90% load factor), the average monthly bill would rise from $456,541 to $578,415, or 26.70%, inclusive of revenue taxes.

For DESC’s complete proposal, please follow this link. You can also find the complete record of the case at this link.

This public hearing will take place on November 28th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dominion Energy South Carolina customers who wish to speak before the Commission on the company’s request can do so by preregistering before the deadline of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022. To do so, interested ratepayers can either:

• Email communications@psc.sc.gov with their name, street address, and phone number,
• Complete the survey at this link to preregister, or
• Call 803.896.5133 and leave a message with their name, street address, and phone number.

After preregistering, a representative of the Public Service Commission will call the ratepayer when it is their turn to testify before the Commission. Registrants will be called in the order in which they signed up and all registrants will have three minutes to deliver testimony on the record before the Commissioners on DESC’s request.

For more information, please reach out to the Public Service Commission at 803.896.5100 or at contact@psc.sc.gov.