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H 3659 - Enacts the South Carolina Energy Freedom Act

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Peter McCoy
Last Action: 6/5/2019 - Act No. 62
House Committee: LCI
Senate Committee: Judy
Assigned To:
ElectricNext Bill
UtilitiesNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

04.09.2019 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment requires electric cities to submit integrated resource plans to the State Energy Office. If elements of the required integrated resource plan do not pertain to cities, those elements do not have to be included in the plan.
04.02.2019 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.
03.28.2019 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment clarifies that there is a rebuttable presumption that fixed price contracts with a minimum term of 10 years are commercially reasonable and in the public interest.
03.20.2019 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.
02.14.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment provides protections to senior consumers to be administered by the Office of Regulatory Staff.
02.13.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment clarifies the procedure and parameters for electric utilities and solar users to enter into power purchase agreements.
02.07.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee carried this bill over.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Enumerates specific rights owed to every electric utility customer in South Carolina.


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