1935 South Carolina Rural Electric Authority established, Columbia

1936 Passage of the National Rural Electrification Act

1938 First S.C. chartered electric cooperative, Aiken County Electric Cooperative Association

1941 The S.C. Electric Cooperative, Inc., formed to construct transmission forerunner to Central

1942 South Carolina Public Service Authority began generating power

1948 Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., organized with 7 Members

1949 First REA loan of $7,595,500 approved for Central to construct transmission lines; nine additional members join Central

1952 First energy sales from Central to member cooperatives totaling 7,094,754 kilowatt hours

1954 First 1,000 miles of transmission lines completed

1964 Energy sales exceed 500,000,000 kilowatt hours

1965 Dolphus M. Grainger steam generation plant financed and constructed by Central put on line at Conway

1969 Energy sales exceed 1,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

1973 First gas turbine unit for peaking purposes put on line at Hilton Head

1974 Fiber Industries connected by Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, the largest single load served by a Central member

1974 Berkeley Electric Cooperative becomes Member of Central

1974 Energy sales exceed 2,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

1975 Central office moved to present location on Greystone Blvd.

1979 Energy sales exceed 3,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

1980 Power System Coordination and Integration Agreement reached between Central and South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper)

1980 First 2,000 miles of transmission lines completed

1981 Installation of Load Management System begins

1982 Last year of purchases under the F Wholesale Power Contract with Santee Cooper

1983 First year of purchases from Santee Cooper under the Coordination Agreement

1983 Load Management system begins operation

1988 Coordination Agreement changed to 12 CP billing and to allow for an Adjustment to Actual

1988 Energy sales exceed 5,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

1999 Saluda River Electric Cooperative becomes a Member of Central

2000 Energy sales exceed 10,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

2001 First direct sales made to Saluda River

2002 Energy sales exceed 12,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

2002 Revenues exceed $500,000,000

2003 Maximum Demand exceeds 3,500 MW

2004 Energy sales exceed 13,000,000,000 kilowatt hours

2005 Investment in total utility plant exceeds $100,000,000