By Frank Knapp Utilities always paint a dire scenario to the Public Service Commission and Legislature about why they should get their way. They must get the revenue increases, and thus rate hikes, they ask for so they can provide safe and reliable energy. Permission to build more energy generation must be given or the economy will be hurt. But this absolute need for big rate increases and much more energy generation seems to dissipate when those rate hikes are not allowed, and construction projects fail to be approved or just fail. When utilities don’t get everything they ask for, … Continue reading Protect SC consumers from data center costs