Duke-Progress deal facing competition worries - Business - TheState.com

The Associated Press

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had scheduled a Thursday hearing on changes to the merger plans in Washington, but regulators surprised the utilities late Wednesday by rejecting the companies' solution to protect competition.
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Loud commercials not pardoned

"FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said the agency's latest rule will put an end to the "frightening decibel levels that resulted in considerable alarm, anger and spilt popcorn".
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SCE&G provides local families with food baskets - Charleston, SC | News, Sports, Weather

"Mitchell is just one of dozens of employees and retirees pitching in for this Christmas project. It's part of the company's employee funded Good Neighbor Fund.

"The purpose is to help people who are less fortunate or might need a little assistance and to provide a good couple of meals and toys for those who have children," President of SCANA Good Neighbor Fund, John Willis said."

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Westinghouse Nuclear Design Endorsed By Two US NRC Members

Ryan Tracy of Down Jones Newswires

"Two of the five members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including the chairman, voted to approve the AP-1000 reactor design Friday. Southern Co. ( SO) and Scana Corp. (SCG) have contracts to use the reactors at sites they are building in Georgia and South Carolina and both need approval of the design before they can secure licenses to operate the plants.

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Out of work mother gets power back - Local / Metro - TheState.com

Roddie Burris
Ultimately, it was the Salvation Army’s Woodyard Fund that came to the single mother’s rescue, paying $400 of her bill to get power restored for her and her two sons, ages 18 and 6.

Progress-Duke merger could get federal OK Thursday - Local/State - NewsObserver.com

John Murawski

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has placed the matter on its monthly meeting calendar for Dec. 15, the date the two companies requested for a decision so they can finalize the merger this year. The federal commission set its calendar late Thursday, raising anticipation within the executive suites of both utilities that the key decision they've been awaiting is finally at hand.

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NRC: Oconee backup safety system no good - Local / Metro - TheState.com

Megan Kinard
NRC officials inspected the plant, notifying Duke in September of problems with the heater breakers and meeting with company officials last month to discuss safety issues. On Wednesday, the agency said the issue merited a “yellow” rating, its second-most severe safety level.