Senate replaces energy bill with pledge to fully tackle state’s power needs later

COLUMBIA — It could be lights out for a massive bill that would have paved the way for a new power plant in South Carolina and overhauled the state’s utility regulations.

Refusing to ram the complicated bill through the Senate in the session’s closing days, senators voted this week to turn the legislation into a promise to deal with utilities’ request after a full vetting this fall.

“It’s so comprehensive and it’s so consequential — not just for now or next year, but for the next 40 years or longer — that we need to make sure we get this right,” the Edgefield Republican told reporters.?

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