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Retail Unbundling - South
Carolina |
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| Status: The State has no unbundled services for residential customers. |
| Overview: South Carolina currently has no laws or pilot programs for unbundling natural gas services in the State. Legislation (Act No. 175) passed in 2004 restructured the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSC) and transferred some of its functions to a new Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS). The PSC hears cases involving regulated companies, and the ORS represents the public before the PSC and assumes responsibility for regulation of the State’s utility companies. |
| EIA State Data: In 2008, South Carolina had 561,196 residential and 56,317 commercial customers. They consumed approximately 27 and 22 billion cubic feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices residential and commercial customers paid for natural gas from local distribution companies were $16.84 and $14.26 per thousand cubic feet, respectively. |