--- title: "“‘You’ll Get an Answer Soon,’ Federal Judge to Decide on SCE&G Rate Cuts”" canonicalUrl: "https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/youll-get-an-answer-soon-federal-judge-to-decide-on-sceg-rate-cuts/" excerpt: "WLTX19 Columbia, SC (WLTX) – SCE&G is now waiting on a decision from Federal Judge J. Michelle Childs on if they will have to cut nuclear rates by 15 percent and pay back four months worth of rate cuts. Throughout the two-day hearing attorney’s for SCE&G argued that the temporary rate cuts would cause irreparable harm to SCANA Corp’s finances. If the rate cuts go into effect they will total $270 million by the end of the year. That’s about 10 percent of the utility’s revenue for 2018. Attorneys for the Public Service Commission, House and Senate say SCE&G customers have…
Read More" datePublished: "2018-07-31T19:25:48-04:00" dateModified: "2024-05-24T16:05:09-04:00" --- - “‘You’ll Get an Answer Soon,’ Federal Judge to Decide on SCE&G Rate Cuts” [Home](https://wyche.com/) » “‘You’ll Get an Answer Soon,’ Federal Judge to Decide on SCE&G Rate Cuts” [** Wyche, P.A.](https://wyche.com/author/insights/) - ** [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection) ** ** ** # “‘You’ll Get an Answer Soon,’ Federal Judge to Decide on SCE&G Rate Cuts” *WLTX19* Columbia, SC (WLTX) – SCE&G is now waiting on a decision from Federal Judge J. Michelle Childs on if they will have to cut nuclear rates by 15 percent and pay back four months worth of rate cuts. Throughout the two-day hearing attorney’s for SCE&G argued that the temporary rate cuts would cause irreparable harm to SCANA Corp’s finances. If the rate cuts go into effect they will total $270 million by the end of the year. That’s about 10 percent of the utility’s revenue for 2018. Attorneys for the Public Service Commission, House and Senate say SCE&G customers have been paying on the failed nuclear reactors for too long. They argued that SCANA will be able to handle the rate cuts if they cut dividends that they were planned to pay to shareholders. Senate attorney [Matthew Richardson](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/matthew-t-richardson/) says he’s optimistic that there will be a resolution to the failed nuclear project. “This was an expedited and challenging issues with a lot of records and the court did a great job of giving us an opportunity to make our case and to show that SCE&G has to recognize what has happened,” says Richardson. “It needs resolution and we’re going to get that when the public service commission sets the permanent rates. There needs to be balance as we said for both the shareholders of SCANA and the ratepayers of South Carolina.” SCE&G’s attorneys did not want to comment after the hearing, but they are asking that the federal judge make a decision by August 7th. “You’ll get an answer soon,” said Judge Childs before adjourning the court proceedings. Now both parties will have to wait on her decision. [*](https://wyche.com/author/insights/) [## Wyche, P.A.](https://wyche.com/author/insights/) Wyche is a full-service law firm that has practiced law and served the community for over 100 years. In that time, Wyche has participated in landmark litigation, served as counsel on cutting-edge transactions, and provided community leadership that has helped shape and drive our region’s growth and success. With offices across the state, Wyche is the South Carolina member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. RELATED ARTICLES [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/wallace-lightsey-elected-to-the-american-law-institute/) ### [Wallace Lightsey Elected to the American Law Institute](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/wallace-lightsey-elected-to-the-american-law-institute/) GREENVILLE, SC (January 21, 2026) – Wyche is pleased to announce that Wallace Lightsey has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), a singular [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/thirty-five-wyche-attorneys-named-to-2026-best-lawyers-lists/) ### [Thirty-Five Wyche Attorneys Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Lists](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/thirty-five-wyche-attorneys-named-to-2026-best-lawyers-lists/) Best Lawyers® has recognized 35 Wyche attorneys for 2026. Four Wyche attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. John Moylan [* View All](https://wyche.com/insights/news-stories/) ## Stay in Touch Join one our mailing lists and receive regular updates! [Subscribe to Updates](/subscription) ## Contact Us * * Send Message - [Our Philosophy](https://wyche.com/our-philosophy/) - [Unique Culture](https://wyche.com/our-unique-culture/) - [Client Service](https://wyche.com/wyche-difference/) - [Global Reach](https://wyche.com/global-reach/) - [Careers](https://wyche.com/careers/) - [Locations](https://wyche.com/locations) - [Centennial](https://wyche.com/wyche-100/) [Linkedin **](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wychepa/) [Facebook **](https://www.facebook.com/wychepa?ref=hl) [Instagram **](https://www.instagram.com/wychepa/)