The 8 firms that charged

$9.28 million to evaluate proposals to buy or manage Santee Cooper are:

• Gibson, Dunn & Crutch-er, a Los Angeles international law firm: $3,880,289.07

• Moelis & Company, a New York global investment bank: $3,819,838.15

• Energy and Environmental Economics of San Francisco: $1,127,754.14

• Black & Veatch Management Consulting of Kansas: $302,005.55

• Attorney Scott Hempling of Maryland: $66,782.94

• Pope Flynn law firm of Columbia: $65,020.52

• Craver law firm of Charle-ston: $17,755

• Montgomery Willard law firm of Columbia: $7,457.50

Attorney rates for the SC law firms range from $250 to $450 an hour.