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Milestones

1935

South Carolina Rural Electric Authority established in Columbia.

1936

Passage of the National Rural Electrification Act.

1938

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

1941

The S.C. Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (forerunner to Central), formed to construct transmission lines.

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. 9 additional Members join Central.

1952

First energy sales from Central to Member cooperatives totaling 7,094,754 Kilowatt hours.

1954

First 1000 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

Berkeley Electric Cooperative becomes Member of Central.

1974

Energy sales exceed 2,000,000,000 Kilowatt hours.

1975

Central’s headquarters moved to Greystone Boulevard.

1979

Energy sales exceed 3,000,000,000 Kilowatt hours.

1980

Coordination Agreement between Central and Santee Cooper approved.

1980

First 2,000 miles of transmission lines completed.

1981

Installation of Load Management System begins.

1983

Central begins 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 annual Adjust 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.

2008

Central purchases the transmission assets of New Horizon. Five upstate cooperatives become full Members of Central:

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative
Broad River Electric Cooperative
Laurens Electric Cooperative
Little River Electric Cooperative
York Electric Cooperative

Saluda River Electric Cooperative ceases to be a member of Central.

2010

Purchase Power Agreement with Duke Energy approved by all parties.

2013

Central begins purchases from Duke Energy under the Purchase Power Agreement.

2013

Central to Member Wholesale Power Contracts extended through 2058. The Coordination Agreement is extended to 2058.

2016

Central's Headquarters moved to 20 Cooperative Way.

2016

First community solar projects came on-line at Laurens & York.

2018

For the second year in a row, Central named one of South Carolina's Best Places to Work by the SC Chamber of Commerce.

2018

Central’s peak demand grows to 4,549 MW.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission and Values
    • Member Directory
    • Board of Trustees
    • Milestones
    • Concern for the Community
    • Staff
    • Integrated Resource Plan
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Projects
    • IndiaHook
    • Springmaid
  • Broadband
  • Links
    • Beat The Peak
    • BoardPaq (boardpaq.com)
    • Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
    • enLightenSC
    • Load Inquiry System (ELIPS)
    • SC Power Team