Senator Rankin’s Work with PURC
July 22, 2009 by admin
Energy costs over the last few years have skyrocketed. In order to tackle this problem, government has to step in to find low cost and creative solutions. One of the ways Senator Rankin does this, is by serving as a member of the Public Review Utilities Committee (PURC). He has actively been involved with the PURC’s effort to gather information concerning these energy issues in South Carolina. In January of this year, the PURC released a report providing demographics, factors that contribute to energy use, and sources of energy and potential renewable resources for our State.
After this, Senator Rankin along with Senator McConnell and other PURC members, traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with S.C. legislative delegation to discuss the finding of the report and the impact that climate change legislation could have on South Carolina.
This June, Rankin participated in a panel discussion concerning energy efficiency and renewable opportunities for the South at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. He also chairs the Santee Cooper Screening Subcommittee of the PURC which reviews the candidates seeking to serve on the Public Service Commission and the Santee Cooper Board of Directors.
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Senator,
I was wondering if you could sponsor a bill to bring coop utilities under the scrutiny of the public service commision. I contacted them to try and get some help with a problem with horry electric coop. They are building a sub-station in my front yard. I’m sure it is to late to stop them , but with your help perhaps this kind of tragedy won’t happen again.They have destroyed the property values for My neighbors and myself. I understand the greater good and all that but I also now know where the acronym N.I.M.B.Y.came from . there was no thought given to the value our property would lose by building the sub-station so close to our houses.worse there was other property that could have been used that would not have affected the existing property owners. we are being unfairley
damaged at this time and the future homeowners have not even moved into the area.this whole situation could have been avoided if there was some kind of checks and balances in place . i’ll leave the specifics up to you.It seems ludicrus that we will have to pay money to try and get back something that we never should have lost. there was noone looking out for our best interests.
please contact me at your convenience,and help us look out for the little guy.
Thanks for your time
jim kirk
8751 hwy 814
M.B. S.C. U.S.A. 29588