South Carolina Senate Bill 878

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-04 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 32 To Title 58 So As To Define Terms Related To Third-party Electric Choice; To Allow An Eligible Customer To Permit Its Electricity Demand From A Third-party Electric Supplier; To Require The Eligible Customer To Provide Arrangement For Firm Transmission Service Of Third-party Electric To The Incumbent Electric Supplier's Transmission System; To Not Hold The Incumbent Electric Supplier Liable For Any Costs Associated With Third-party Electric Supply; To Require The Incumbent Electric Supplier To Have Remote Cutoff Capabilities In Place For Third-party Electric Supply; To Assign The Cost Of Required Transmission Upgrades; To Require A Customer To Continue To Pay For Capital Costs In Certain Circumstances; To Require An Incumbent Electric Supplier To Provide Cost-of-service Supply To Customers Or Customer Load Returning From A Period Of Retail Access Service On The Same Terms, Rates, And Priority As A New Customer Requesting Service; And To Require The Commission To Approve A Tariff Containing A Pro Forma Contract And Other Requirements.

Third-Party Electric Supplier

Sen. Michael Johnson [R]

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Sen. Brian Adams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-02-03	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0878&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/878_20260203.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/878_20260204.htm