Duke Energy and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. said today they support an agreement with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina that outlines a balanced path for solar net metering in the state.

Conservation groups echoed the enthusiasm for the agreement.

“This is a great deal,” said Blan Holman, managing attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Read the full story here in the Columbia Regional Business Report

Wrapping up a 45-year career in print journalism has been a time for reflection. The daily newspapers that have employed me are in transition to multi-media news and information outlets. Information travels at the speed of light. The new technology can be thrilling. For example, I do not miss the smelly darkrooms and noxious chemicals required to process photographs when I started in the business in the 1960s. Give me a state-of-the-art digital camera any day.

Turning off interest in the news of our community, or state and the world is difficult, if not impossible. And I may have the urge to write now and then. So stay tuned…