Palmetto Alliance, Inc., Appellant v. South Carolina Public Service Commission and Piedmont Municipal Power Agency…

Summary

The court affirmed the Public Service Commission’s approval of PMPA’s purchase of a 25% interest in a nuclear power project. It held that the Commission’s findings were supported by substantial evidence, adequately addressed the statutory factors, and were reached through procedures that did not deny Palmetto due process or constitute an abuse of discretion. Littlejohn, Chief Justice, dissenting, would have remanded because the Commission failed to make sufficiently explicit findings concerning project economies, efficiencies, and alternative power sources.