The Commission, as provided for by the South Carolina Constitution and as vested with power and jurisdiction by the South Carolina General Assembly, performs the following general functions:
- A. Regulation and supervision of privately-owned electric utilities as to rates, charges, services, facilities, practices, accounting procedures, the purchase, sale or lease of utility property and the issuance of securities; and the administration of the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, relative to territorial boundaries. S. C. Code Ann., Section 58-27-10 et. seq. (1976), as amended; and R.103-300, et. seq.
- B. Regulation and supervision of rates and charges, services, facilities, practices and accounting procedures of all intrastate privately-owned gas, water and sewerage companies; and administration of the Gas Safety Act of 1970. S. C. Code Ann., Section 58-5-10 et. seq., (1976), as amended; R.103-400 et. seq.; R.103-500 et. seq., R.103-700, et. seq.
- C. Except as otherwise provided by law, regulation and supervision of rates and charges, services, facilities, practices and accounting procedures for all privately and publicly-owned telephone and telegraph companies within the State. S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-10 et. seq., (1976), as amended; R. 103-600 et. seq.
- D. Regulation and supervision of rates and charges, services, facilities, practices and accounting procedures of all radio common carriers within the State. S. C. Code Ann., Section 58-11-10 et seq., (1976).
- E. Regulation and supervision of for hire motor carriers of freight and passengers relative to rates, schedules, rules, charges and facilities; issuance and supervision of the administration of Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; administration of Registration and Safety Act of 1970. S. C. Code Ann., Section 58-23-10 et. seq., (1976), as amended; R.103-100 et. seq.
- F. Regulation and supervision of express and telegraph companies. S. C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-2310 et. seq. (1976), as amended.
- G. Regulation and supervision of rates, services, charges, schedules, and facilities of railroads and railways. S. C. Code Ann., Section 58-15-10 et. seq. (1976), as amended; R.103-1 et. seq.
HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 12, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 1988; State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 4, eff April 27, 2007.