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BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINACM #18-13April 19, 20182:00 2:12 P.M.COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Swain E. WHITFIELD, Chairman; ComerH. ‘Randy’ RANDALL, Vice Chairman; and COMMISSIONERS John E.‘Butch’ HOWARD, Elliott F. ELAM, Jr., Robert T. ‘Bob’ BOCKMAN, andG. O’Neal HAMILTONCOMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Elizabeth B. ‘Lib’ FLEMINGADVISOR TO COMMISSION:Joseph Melchers, Esq.GENERAL COUNSELPRESENTING AGENDA:James Spearman, Ph.D.EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO COMMISSIONERSSTAFF PRESENT: Jocelyn G. Boyd, Chief Clerk/Administrator; F. David Butler, Esq., SeniorCounsel; B. Randall Dong, Esq., Josh Minges, Esq., and David W. Stark, III, Esq., Legal AdvisoryStaff; Thomas Ellison, Douglas K. Pratt, William O. Richardson, and John Powers, TechnicalAdvisory Staff; Janice Schmieding and Patricia Stephens, Clerk’s Staff; and Jo Elizabeth M.Wheat, CVR-CM/M-GNSC, Court Reporter.TRANSCRIPT / MINUTESOFCOMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGP UBLIC S ERVICE C OMMISSION OF S OUTH C AROLINA101 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVECOLUMBIA, SC 29210POST OFFICE BOX 11649COLUMBIA, SC 29211WWW .PSC.SC.GOV

CommissionMeeting #18-13April 19, 20182I N D E XPAGENEXT COMMISSION MEETING SET. 3UTILITIES AGENDA. 3TRANSPORTATION AGENDA. 8In accordance with S.C. Code § 30-4-80(E), the Public Service Commission herebycertifies that it has notified all persons, organizations, local news media, and all othernews media requesting notification of the time, date, place, and agenda of this publicmeeting, by posting a copy of the Notice in its principal office, by e-mailing such Notice toall who request same, and by posting the Notice on the Commission’s official Internetwebsite.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-13P R O C E E D I N G S123April 19, 2018CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Please be seated.I’m3going to call this Commission Meeting to order and4ask that we pause for a moment of silent5meditation.[Brief pause]67Amen.8Dr. Spearman.9DR. SPEARMAN:Mr. Chairman and Commissioners,10our first order of business would be to set the11next Commission Meeting.12schedule, it will be at 2 o’clock in the afternoon13on Wednesday, April 25th.141516CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:If we stay on our regularApril 25th sounds good,Dr. Spearman.DR. SPEARMAN:Mr. Chairman and Commissioners,17on the Utility Agenda, Item 1, Docket No. 2018-59-18E, is a Joint Petition of Aiken Electric19Cooperative, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, and20South Carolina Electric & Gas for reassignment of21territory and approval of an agreement to limit22corridor rights.23COMMISSIONER ELAM:24CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:25COMMISSIONER ELAM:Mr. Chairman?Commissioner Elam.Mr. Chairman, pursuant to26Commission Statute 58-27-610(1) and 58-27-620(8),27the Joint Petition requests: (1) the reassignment28of territories between SCE&G, Aiken Electric, and29Tri-County in Calhoun County, Lexington County, and30Richland County; and (2) the limitation of corridor31rights in those cases.32The parties assert that the Joint PetitionPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-134April 19, 20181resulted from good faith negotiations, the desire2to avoid wasteful duplication of electric3distribution lines, and safe operation of those4systems.5have given careful consideration to system economy,6service reliability, good utility practice,7efficiency, and safety.In addition, the parties state that they8ORS does not object to granting the requests,9but, if approved, it recommends that the utilities10file amended territorial assignment maps to reflect11the requested modifications.I move we grant the request for reassignment1213of territories and the limitation of corridor14rights in those areas, and instruct the company to15file amended territorial assignment maps to reflect16the requested modifications.17So moved.18CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:192021222324Elam.Commissioners, you’ve heard CommissionerElam’s motion.Is there any discussion?[No response]If not, all those in favor of CommissionerElam’s motion, please, say “aye”?25COMMISSIONERS:26CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:27Thank you, CommissionerAye.Any opposed?[No response]28Motion carries.29Dr. Spearman.30DR. SPEARMAN:Item 2, Docket No. 2018-111-E,31South Carolina Electric & Gas is seeking approval32to sell property in excess of 1 million.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-135April 19, 20181Basically, they would be selling material that was2intended to be used at Units 2 and 3 to Southern3Nuclear for use at the Vogtle units.4COMMISSIONER BOCKMAN:5CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:6COMMISSIONER BOCKMAN:Mr. Chairman?Commissioner Bockman.I have a motion that7I’d like to make in connection with this Item, if I8might.91011Mr. Chairman, I would move that we grant thecompany’s requestfor the following reasons:Pursuant to Commission Statute 58-27-1300,12SCE&G seeks to transfer utility property to13Southern Nuclear Operating Company, acting both for14itself and as agent for Georgia Power Company,15which in turn is acting for itself and as agent for16various other owners of the Vogtle Project.17SCE&G’s request proposes to sell equipment and18materials previously designated for use at the V.C.19Summer Site to the Vogtle Project owners for use at20the nuclear plants that are in the process of being21constructed in Georgia.22Conditioned on Commission approval, SCE&G,23Santee Cooper, and Southern Nuclear Operating24Company entered into a Purchase Agreement on March2526, 2018, for the sale identified in Schedule 1.0126of the Agreement, to sell the equipment and27materials to the Vogtle owners for 1,857,510.28purchase price is approximately 90 percent of the29original total cost paid for the purchased assets.30SCE&G states that proceeds from the sale will31be applied against the unrecovered costs of the32abandoned nuclear units in South Carolina.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINAThe

CommissionMeeting #18-131236April 19, 2018We have received a letter of no-oppositionfrom the Office of Regulatory Staff.Based on my review of the proposed transaction4and for the reasons I have just detailed, I move5that we grant the company’s request for approval of6the transfer, and I so move, Mr. Chairman.78910CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Bockman.Commissioners, you’ve heard CommissionerBockman’s motion.Are there any questions?[No response]1112Thank you, CommissionerCommissioner Bockman, I would note you pointed13out we did receive a letter of no-opposition from14the Office of Regulatory Staff, and they have15stated that.16171819COMMISSIONER BOCKMAN:Chairman.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:22Thank you.Any otherquestions for Commissioner Bockman?[No response]2021That’s correct, Mr.Well, if not, all those in favor, please, say“aye.”23COMMISSIONERS:24CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Aye.Any opposed?[No response]2526Motion carries.27DR. SPEARMAN:Item 3, Docket No. 2017-370-E,28this is the Joint Application for the merger of29SCANA and Dominion, and the abandonment of Units 230and 3.31of the Attorney General.32We have a Petition to Intervene on behalfCOMMISSIONER HAMILTON:Mr. Chairman.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-137April 19, 20181CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:2COMMISSIONER HAMILTON:Commissioner Hamilton.I would move that we3grant the Petition to Intervene on behalf of the4State of South Carolina ex rel. Alan Wilson,5Attorney General.6789CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:12Thank you, CommissionerHamilton.Commissioners, you’ve heard CommissionerHamilton’s motion.Is there any discussion?[No response]1011So moved, Mr. Chairman.If not, all those in favor of CommissionerHamilton’s motion, please, say “aye.”13COMMISSIONERS:14CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Aye.Any opposed?[No response]1516Motion carries.17DR. SPEARMAN:Item 4, Docket No. 2017-370-E18again, we have a Petition to Intervene on behalf of19the Solar Business Alliance.20VICE CHAIRMAN RANDALL:21CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:22VICE CHAIRMAN RANDALL:Mr. Chairman.Commissioner Randall.Mr. Chairman, I move23we grant the Petition to Intervene filed on behalf24of Solar Business Alliance, Incorporated, in Docket252017-370-E.26272829303132So moved.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Thank you, CommissionerRandall.You’ve heard Commissioner Randall’s motion.Is there any discussion?[No response]If not, all those in favor of CommissionerRandall’s motion, please, say “aye”?PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-138April 19, 20181COMMISSIONERS:2CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Aye.Any opposed?[No response]34Motion carries.5Dr. Spearman.6DR. SPEARMAN:Item 5, Docket No. 2017-167-G,7SCE&G is seeking approval of Amendment One to a gas8agreement.9COMMISSIONER HOWARD:10CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:11COMMISSIONER HOWARD:Mr. Chairman.Commissioner Howard.In Docket No. 2017-167-12G, I move we approve the Amendment One to the13Agreement for Transportation Service with Firm Gas14Standby.151617So moved, Mr. Chairman.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Thank you, CommissionerHoward.You’ve heard Commissioner Howard’s motion.18there any discussion or any question of19Commissioner Howard?Is[No response]2021If not, all those in favor, please, say “aye”?22COMMISSIONERS:23CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Aye.[No response]2425Motion carries.26Dr. Spearman.27DR. SPEARMAN:2829Any opposed?Mr. Chairman and Commissioners,that completes the Utility Agenda.On the Transportation Agenda, Items 1 through307 are Applications for Class C or Class E31Certificates.32group.We can take them separately or as aPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-139April 19, 20181COMMISSIONER HAMILTON:2CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:3COMMISSIONER HAMILTON:Mr. Chairman.Commissioner Hamilton.I would move we4approve the Applications in Items 1 through 7 for5Class C transportation licenses.So moved, sir.6CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:7You’ve heard Commissioner Hamilton’s motion in8Items 1 through 7.9DR. SPEARMAN:Thank you.Are there any questions?Mr. Chair, I’ll call your10attention to the fact that Item 7 is a Class E11(Household Goods) Certificate.12are Class C.Items 1 through 613CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:14Will you amend that, Commissioner Hamilton?15COMMISSIONER HAMILTON:16C.Okay.I thank Dr. Spearmanfor the correction.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:17Yes, sir.With Dr.18Spearman’s correction in Item 7 being Class E, all19those in favor of Commissioner Hamilton’s motion,20please, say “aye.”21COMMISSIONERS:22CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:Aye.Any opposed?[No response]2324Motion carries.25DR. SPEARMAN:Item 8, Docket No. 2017-376-T,26Heavenly Transportation requests an extension of27time.28VICE CHAIRMAN RANDALL:29CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:30VICE CHAIRMAN RANDALL:Mr. Chairman.Commissioner Randall.Mr. Chairman, I move31that we grant the request of Heavenly32Transportation, LLC, for an extension of time untilPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-1310April 19, 20181June 4, 2018, to comply with Commission Rules and2Regulations.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:34Thank you, CommissionerRandall.You’ve heard Commissioner Randall’s motion.56So moved, Mr. Chairman.Are there any questions or is there any discussion?[No response]78If not, all those in favor, please, say “aye”?9COMMISSIONERS:Aye.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:10Any opposed?[No response]1112Motion carries.13DR. SPEARMAN:Item 9, Docket No. 2018-56-T,14The Wave XPress is requesting rescission of15Commission Order.16COMMISSIONER ELAM:17CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:18COMMISSIONER ELAM:Mr. Chairman?Commissioner Elam.Mr. Chairman, I move we19grant the request of The Wave Xpress, LLC, for20rescission of Commission Order No. 2018-111, which21authorized the company to provide charter bus22service.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:2324252627So move.Thank you, CommissionerElam.You’ve heard Commissioner Elam’s motion.Isthere any discussion?[No response]28If not, all those in favor, please, say “aye”?29COMMISSIONERS:30CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:3132Aye.Any opposed?[No response]Motion carries.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-13111April 19, 2018DR. SPEARMAN:Item 10, Docket No. 2016-402-T,2A Kiawah-Seabrook Transportation, LLC, requests to3cancel Certificate.4COMMISSIONER HOWARD:5CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:6COMMISSIONER HOWARD:Mr. Chairman.Commissioner Howard.In Docket No. 2016-402-7T, I move we grant the request of A Kiawah-Seabrook8Transportation, LLC, d/b/a Coastal Connection, to9cancel their Class C (Charter) Certificate, and1011121314that’s No. 9215.CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:17You’ve heard Commissioner Howard’s motion.Isthere any discussion?[No response]Hearing none, all those in favor, please, say“aye”?18COMMISSIONERS:19CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:20Thank you, CommissionerHoward.1516So moved, Mr. Chairman.Aye.Any opposed?[No response]21Motion carries.22DR. SPEARMAN:Mr. Chairman and Commissioners,23this completes the business agenda for today.We24do have a continuation of the hearing, following25this meeting.26CHAIRMAN WHITFIELD:27With that, the meeting is adjourned, and weYes, sir, Dr. Spearman.28will resume our other case in about 10 minutes.29Meeting adjourned.30[WHEREUPON, at 2:12 p.m., the proceedings31in the above-entitled matter were32adjourned.]PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CommissionMeeting #18-1312April 19, 8Date: 5/9/18Jo Elizabeth M. Wheat, CVR-CM/M-GNSCCourt Reporter Public Service Commission of South Carolina803.896.5100 Jo.Wheat@psc.sc.gov.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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