Every permit or franchise hereafter granted to any electrical utility, either by the State or any municipality thereof, shall have the effect of an indeterminate permit which shall continue in effect until terminated as provided by this chapter or by any lawful forfeiture of the right of such electrical utility to continue to conduct its business in this State.
Franchises and permits shall be indeterminate
S.C. Code Ann. § 58-27-420, under Title 58, Chapter 27.
S.C. Code Ann. § 58-27-420