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Inspection and Examination Report from Winter Storm Elliott Filed with SC Public Service Commission

On the evening of Friday, December 23, 2022, the Duke Energy Progress, LLC (“DEP”) and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“DEC”, collectively “Duke Energy”…

SCBBO Submits Five-Year Action Plan for BEAD Funding

COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO) has submitted the state’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Five-Year Action…

ORS Files Comments on EPA Proposed Rule

The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) offers these comments for consideration and respectfully requests that the Environmental…

SC Broadband Office Receives 70 Applications for ARPA Capital Projects Fund 1.0 Grant Round

COLUMBIA, SC — During the most recent grant cycle funded through the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund (CPF), the South…

SC Broadband Office Honored with Special Achievement in GIS Award

REDLANDS, C.A. – Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, presented the SC Broadband Office (SCBBO) with the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG…

S.C. Receives $551 Million BEAD Allocation, Releases Statewide Broadband Map Showing State’s Progress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Biden and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the official state-by-…

ORS Releases Consumer Information on Duke Energy Progress (DEP) Annual Fuel Base Rates

Duke Energy Progress (DEP) filed its direct testimony with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSC) on May 2, 2023, to change the amount…

ORS Releases Consumer Information on Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) Annual Fuel Base Rates

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC), the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS), and the South Carolina Energy Users Committee filed a stipulation…

SCBBO Announces New Grant Opportunity, Provides Updates on SLFRF Grant Program

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO) is pleased to announce the creation of an approximate $100 million grant program based…

ORS Releases Consumer Information on Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) Request for Rate Increase

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) filed an application on March 31, 2023 to increase its natural gas rates by approximately 6.22% with the…