Efforts are underway in South Carolina to loosen the grip utilities have on customers. Some customers would have freedom to choose power companies.
"Limited Retail Choice will change that by giving businesses the ability to shop for competitive rates, drive down costs, and reinvest in their workers and in our communities," says Fernandez.
Lawmakers and manufacturing advocates pushed for retail choice after discussing an independent study Tuesday morning.
SC Legislature is debating bill to make it easier for utilities to build power plants to feed AI computer data centers, ...
Word of the project comes after the company has spent more than $1 billion since 2023 to grow its electrical equipment group.