Gov. McMaster’s lack of leadership to blame for nuclear crisis, rival says
Templeton, a
The proof, she said at a
However, McMaster publicly has called on SCE&G to stop charging its customers for the failed project and to refund the
Templeton said that's not enough.
"The Base Load Review Act does have to be repealed, and a strong governor would be out in front of the media, out in front of the ratepayers, out in front of the Legislature all day long, working on the floor of the House and the
Templeton's comments came at a news conference in which she rolled out her own nine-pronged solution to the Palmetto State's energy debacle, including several proposal the governor already has endorsed.
McMaster inherited the nuclear mess last summer, six months after taking over the governor's office from
Since SCE&G and
Last week, he joined the House in calling for the state
Separately, McMaster has led the effort to sell state-owned
"While his opponents use ratepayers as a political gambit on the campaign trail,
At the news conference, Templeton presented her plan to address
-- Pass a law freezing all utility hikes in
-- Repeal the Base Load Review Act
-- Ban political contributions from utilities to politicians who regulate them
-- Sell
-- Deregulate
-- Abolish the
-- Create a state secretary of energy to oversee
-- Expand customers' access to energy alternatives to create more competition
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