South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "energy Affordability Act" By Amending Section 58-37-20, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Provide For Demand-side Pilot Programs; By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permit, So As To Require A Public Comment Period For Any Application For A Permit For An Energy Infrastructure Project, And To Require Notice To Affected Landowners If A Public Utility That Plans To Construct, Or Has Entered Into Agreements To Construct, An Energy Infrastructure Project That May Result In The Use Of Eminent Domain And To Prescribe The Methods And Content Of The Notice, And To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Provide The Property Owner A Summary Of Owner Rights Under State Eminent Domain Law If The Property Owner Contacts The Office Of Regulatory Staff After Receiving Notice; By Adding Section 58-27-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-837 So As…
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (2026-04-01)