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Dominion Energy unveils job-killing, rate-hiking solar fees COLUMBIA, SC Just days before Christmas, Dominion Energy South Carolina has unveiled a slate of newly proposed fees and rate changes that will cause solar-industry workers to lose their jobs, force solar customers to pay considerably more, and all but eliminate one of the simplest options for homeowners to reduce power bills in a region where they already pay among the highest electricity costs in the country. The Dominion proposal would add roughly $650 in new mandatory annual fees to the bill of a typical solar customer. The newly proposed “subscription fee” is effectively a new solar tax that is on top of Dominion’s move to more than double the existing customer charge for solar-panel owners. ....
BY CINDI ROSS SCOPPE That bait-and-switch has drawn a lawsuit that promises to drag out and further increase the project s cost. Earlier this month, the Coastal Conservation League and two citizen plaintiffs appealed a lower courtâs ruling to dismiss their challenge. The county broke a contract with voters, Conservation League Executive Director Laura Cantral said. We believe that as Charleston County citizens, residents and taxpayers, we have the right to challenge the countyâs actions, and we did that in a timely manner. The residents of Charleston County deserve a government that is transparent and honest, one that follows through on its promises and that citizens can trust. ....