Monitor, assess, and report on utility day-to-day operations, power plant operations and performance, power plant and utility equipment maintenance, company policy and procedure compliance, cost of service studies, cost recovery proposals, depreciation studies, forecasting methodology, annual revenue requirements, rate design, financial reporting, and other matters related to regulated utilities. The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) represents the public interest of South Carolina in utility regulation for the major utility industries - electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water/wastewater, and transportation - before the Public Service Commission (PSC), the court system, and state and federal regulatory bodies.