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If you’re a Duke Energy Progress customer, the PSC wants to hear from you at their in-person public hearings on December 8th, 12th, and 13th in Bishopville, Sumter, and Florence! Duke Energy Progress, LLC has asked for a rate increase; the company projects that “a typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh will see an increase of approximately $14.36 per month beginning with the rate effective date in this case, requested to be April 1, 2023. This amount will increase by approximately $4.40 per month in Year 2.”
The public hearings will be hosted over the course of three days. Doors will open at 6 p.m. each day, and hearings will last until all those who wish to testify have spoken. Each person who signs up will have three minutes to deliver their thoughts to the Commissioners. The hearings will be held at the following locations:
| Date | Location | Address |
| Dec. 8th, 2022 | Lee County Courthouse |
123 South Main Street Bishopville, SC 29010 |
| Dec. 12th, 2022 | Sumter High School Auditorium |
2580 McCray’s Mill Road Sumter, SC 29154 |
| Dec. 13th, 2022 | Florence County Public Service Building Auditorium |
2685 S. Irby Street Florence, SC 29505 |
If you’d like to testify at one of these hearings—and please note that you can only testify at one—you can do so by either preregistering before December 7th, 2022 or by attending these meetings in person and signing up there. We would recommend preregistration, though, as those who preregister will be called to testify first, followed by those who registered at the hearing but did not preregister. Preregistration is a simple process and you can preregister in one of three ways:
- Email communications@psc.sc.gov with your name, telephone number, physical address, and whether you want to testify in Bishopville, Sumter, or Florence.
- Complete the survey at this link.
- Call 803.896.2639 and leave a message with your name, telephone number, physical address, and whether you want to testify in Bishopville, Sumter, or Florence.
Once you’re registered, you need to attend the public hearing you signed up for. These hearings will begin at 6 p.m. on the date you’ve chosen, so be sure to arrive promptly at 6. The Commission will then read out the names of registrants in the order they preregistered, and you’ll have the chance to speak before the Commission for three minutes and share your thoughts about Duke’s request and your experience with the company.
To supplement these in-person hearings, virtual hearings will be held beginning on January 3rd. You can find out more about these virtual hearings at this link.
For more information, please reach out to the Public Service Commission at contact@psc.sc.gov or at 803.896.5100.