Bulletin 8/16/2021: South Carolina’s Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) agrees to audit Santee Cooper outdoor lighting rates! This is significant progress! In fact, it’s the most significant development to date in our two-year quest for an equitable arrangement with Santee Cooper that would lower monthly equipment lease costs HOAs have…
Santee Cooper’s street lights program will soon receive an outside audit, a move that’s encouraging to Grand Strand HOAs who have for years argued that they pay too much for this basic infrastructure. The S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff, which audits and inspects public utilities, on Wednesday finalized an agreement…
The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) represents the public interest of South Carolina in utility regulation for the major utility industries – electric, natural gas, telecommunications, transportation, and water/wastewater – before the Public Service Commission of South Carolina, the court system, the South Carolina General Assembly, and federal regulatory bodies.…
How one association took control of their street lights from the electrical company What it took, what is cost and what it saved. John B Watkins, Dunes West Facilities Manager, PCAM will provide a first hand account of his experience and the process in this webinar from Community Associations Institute…
The General Assembly has approved, and Governor McMaster has signed, legislation to improve Santee Cooper’s accountability, transparency and oversight. This legislation will provide new opportunities for engagement by Santee Cooper customers as major decisions are made. Link to the H*3194 Legislation
Dear Streetlight Team, This e-mail serves as a status update on the HOA Outdoor Lighting concerns. Since our last in-person meeting, our Internal Lighting Lead Team has been meeting weekly in an effort to review and address some of the concerns raised by the HOAs regarding Santee Cooper’s outdoor lighting…
The South Carolina Attorney General’s office has issued an opinion that a court would likely hold S.C. Code § 58-31-30(B) does not require an act of the General Assembly for Santee Cooper to sell an outdoor lighting system to a HOA. Read the December 31, 2020 SC Attorney General’s Office…
HOA representatives had their third next meeting with Santee Cooper on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Click here to view the meeting agenda. HOA Representatives’ Presentations to Santee Cooper- Talking Points Bob Sweet’s message Jeff Simpson’s message Doug Decker’s message Click here to view the meeting minutes.
HOA and POA representatives met with Santee Cooper for the second time on November 18, 2020, to continue discussions about Santee Cooper’s Outdoor Rental Lighting Program. Click here to view the meeting agenda, attendees, and cost calculations handout. Click here to view the meeting minutes.
HOA representatives and Santee Cooper officials met October 14, 2020, to discuss the outdoor lighting program. Click here to view the meeting agenda from Santee Cooper. Click here to view the meeting minutes. Click here to view the meeting handouts from Santee Cooper.