SECOND RESCHEDULED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF SUMTER COUNTY PUBLIC NIGHT HEARING Application of TOCE SC Solar 1, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity for the Construction and Operation of a 170 MW Solar Facility in Sumter County, South Carolina Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 58-33-10 et seq. -- Docket No. 2025-253-E Why is this Notice Important? TOCE SC Solar 1, LLC (“TOCE Solar” or “Company”) filed an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity (“CECPCN”) with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the “Commission”). What is TOCE Solar’s Electric Generation Siting Energy Infrastructure Project in this Case? Project White Palmetto Project Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility (“White Palmetto Project”) Affected Property Sumter County, approximately 12 miles northwest of the City of Sumter near Borden Road and Black River Road Affected County Sumter County, South Carolina Design Capacity 170-megawattAC nameplate capacity solar photovoltaic Potential Acreage Impact Approximately 1,700 acres of land What is TOCE Solar’s target date for substantial completion of construction and power delivery for the White Palmetto Project? • Quarter One of 2028 Why is TOCE Solar asking the Commission to issue a CECPCN in this case? • South Carolina Public Service Authority (“Santee Cooper”) and Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (“Central”) each awarded the White Palmetto Project separate power purchase agreements (“PPA”) pursuant to Santee Cooper’s 2024 Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for solar generation: - Santee Cooper’s PPA will be for 98 MWAC of the White Palmetto Project’s energy and capacity; and - Central’s PPA will be for the remaining 72 MWAC of energy and capacity. - Santee Cooper’s RFP expects power delivery no later than December 31, 2028. Does TOCE Solar’s application include a request for the Commission to preempt local ordinances? Yes. TOCE Solar requests that the Commission preempt Sumter County’s special exception zoning requirement and any other local laws that affect in any way the development, construction, and operation of the White Palmetto Project. SUMTER COUNTY PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Public Service Commission of South Carolina has scheduled an in-person public night hearing in Sumter County regarding the Application. If you are interested in providing testimony and/or attending the public hearing in Sumter County, the hearing will begin at 6:00 PM: Date of Hearing: Hearing Type: Location: Wednesday, March 18, In-Person Patriot Hall 2026 135 Haynsworth Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 The Commission will call the names of those persons who pre-register to testify first. Customers who wish to testify in this hearing may pre-register in one of three ways: • Email communications@psc.sc.gov with their name, telephone number, and physical address. • Complete the survey at this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019a7ec195677c46aa5cfe1894bb3927 • Call 803-896-7829 and leave a message with their name, telephone number, and physical address. Please pre-register by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The Commission will call the names of those persons who pre-register to testify first. The Sumter County public hearing has been scheduled according to Order No. 2025-687 and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817. • Attention: Clerk’s Office • 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 • Columbia, SC 29210 The case was filed according to S.C. Code Ann. Sections 58-33-10 et seq., 58-37-100 et seq. and, the merits hearing is scheduled according to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-33-130, 58-37-100 et seq. and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817. For the entire Case visit: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Web/Dockets/Detail/119476 When Will the Commission Hear the Company’s Case? A public hearing in this case began on Monday, December 1, 2025 with only attorneys present for procedural issues and no witnesses, and the merits hearing is rescheduled to reconvene on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. to receive evidence and hear from witnesses, and continuing Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the call of the Chair at the Public Service Commission, 101 Executive Center Drive, Hearing Room, Columbia, South Carolina 29210. Livestream: https://www.scetv.org/live/public-service-commission How Can I Participate in this Case? A stakeholder may participate in the case by the ways listed below. Option A: File a Letter of Protest by • Emailing the completed Letter of Protest to contact@psc.sc.gov; or • Mailing the completed Letter of Protest to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210. More information is available here: https://psc.sc.gov/consumer-info/file-letter-protest In the above referenced case, if the proposed tariffs contain any request for a change of rates, the proposed rates may be changed by the Commission. Persons seeking further information about these procedures should contact the Commission at 803-896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. December 10, 2025 GRR