Staff Report
Published Feb. 1, 2010

Charlie Terreni, chief clerk and administrator of the S.C. Public Service Commission, will resign from his job Friday and will return to private law practice.

“I am privileged to have been given the opportunity to work at the PSC,” said Terreni, who practiced law for 14 years before joining the PSC. “It has been a wonderful experience, but it’s time for me to take on some new challenges as a practicing lawyer again.”

PSC Deputy Clerk Jocelyn G. Boyd will become interim chief clerk and administrator on Feb. 8.

Terreni has served in his position since November 2004 and guided the agency through a restructuring process brought about by reform legislation enacted earlier that year.

Under provisions of the legislation, the PSC became a quasi-judicial body governed by the Code of Judicial Conduct, a first among South Carolina state agencies. Since 2004, South Carolina’s Public Service Commission has been nationally recognized for its regulatory model.

The commission has also heard several major cases during the past five years, including the first application in more than 20 years for approval of construction of nuclear reactors that will be used to generate electricity.

“The commission has enjoyed great success under the new regulatory model, and Charlie has played a key role in guiding us through the reform process. We will miss him and wish him the best as he returns to private practice,” PSC Chairwoman Elizabeth B. “Lib” Fleming said.