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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 2006, South Carolina had 554,953 residential and 57,452 commercial customers. They consumed 25 and 21 billion cubic feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices paid for natural gas purchased from local distribution companies by residential and commercial customers were $17.36 and $14.09 per thousand cubic feet, respectively. |