South Carolina § 58-27-1290 Abandonment of service.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-27-1290 — Abandonment of service.

South Carolina § 58-27-1290

Title 58PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 27ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 58-27-1290 (2026).

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No electrical utility shall abandon all or any portion of its service to the public, except for ordinary discontinuance of service for nonpayment of undisputed charges in the usual course of business, unless written application is first made to the commission for the issuance of a certificate authorizing the abandonment, and until the commission in its discretion issues a certificate after a public hearing of all parties appearing to the commission to be interested. The electrical utility also must serve a copy of its application upon the Office of Regulatory Staff. In any such case, any interested party shall have the right within fifteen days after the final order of the commission to apply to the Supreme Court for a review thereof, and in such case, no such abandonment shall be permitte

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No electrical utility shall abandon all or any portion of its service to the public, except for ordinary discontinuance of service for nonpayment of undisputed charges in the usual course of business, unless written application is first made to the commission for the issuance of a certificate authorizing the abandonment, and until the commission in its discretion issues a certificate after a public hearing of all parties appearing to the commission to be interested. The electrical utility also must serve a copy of its application upon the Office of Regulatory Staff. In any such case, any interested party shall have the right within fifteen days after the final order of the commission to apply to the Supreme Court for a review thereof, and in such case, no such abandonment shall be permitted until the appeal is heard and the Supreme Court by order permits the abandonment.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 24-69; 1952 Code SECTION 24-69; 1942 Code SECTION 8555-2; 1932 (37) 1497; 1934 (38) 1452; 1935 (39) 207; 1937 (40) 493; 2006 Act No. 318, SECTION 187, eff May 24, 2006.