Depending on
your location, Clarendon County business and
industry can receive electric power from Progress
Energy, the Black River Electric Cooperative,
and Santee Electric Cooperative.
Santee
Cooper
www.santeecooper.com
Santee Cooper,
South Carolina's largest provider of electricity
and America's fourth largest public power
utility, produces power at the lowest cost
in South Carolina. The utility provides retail
power to 34 large industries and 130,000 customers.
In addition, the utility wholesales power
to 20 electric cooperatives and two municipalities.
With 27 generating units and access to hydro
power from the Southeastern Power Administration
(SEPA) and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Santee Cooper has a combined power supply
capability of 3,917 megawatts with a projected
capability of 4,767 megawatts in 2002. Santee
Cooper's generation is a healthy mix of coal,
nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric and oil.
Santee
Electric Cooperative
www.santee.org
www.touchstoneenergy.com
Santee Electric Cooperative, a partner of
Touchstone Energy® is a nationwide brand
and marketing effort that identifies cooperative
utilities providing superior customer service
while maintaining a strong local presence.Hundreds
of electric cooperatives across the United
States are launching the Touchstone Energy®
brand to represent the advantages of locally
owned and controlled electric service, which
is rooted in the direct link that electric
cooperatives have with their customers.
The dictionary
definition of touchstone is a test of genuineness.
Touchstone Energy® symbolizes everything
that electric cooperatives represent today:
electric power, human connections, and the
strength of co-ops' commitment to the communities
and the consumers they serve.By pooling resources
through the brand with other cooperative utilities,
the electric cooperatives will be able to
provide consumers information and create awareness
of their customer -focused services as the
electric utility industry evolves.
For
more information contact:
Santee Electric Cooperative: 800-922-1604
Black
River Electric Cooperative
www.blackriver.net
Black River
Electric Cooperative serves the rural areas
of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties
in South Carolina. Generally speaking, Black
River service territory is bordered on the
east by the Lynches River and on the west
by the Wateree River. Service begins at the
northern Kershaw County line and continues
south to the Santee Lakes including portions
of Clarendon County. Economic Development
is a cornerstone of the Cooperative's philosophy.
Through its subsidiary, the Black River Economic
Development Corporation, the Cooperative actively
recruits and promotes industry in the area.
Companies such as Caterpillar, Diebold, Federal
Mogul and the King Company have partnered
with the Cooperative for mutual economic development.
For
more information contact:
Black River Electric Cooperative: 803-469-8060
Progress
Energy
www.progress-energy.com
Progress
Energy (NYSE: PGN), with headquarters in Raleigh,
N.C., is a Fortune 250 diversified energy
company with more than 24,000 megawatts of
generation capacity and $9 billion in annual
revenues. The company's holdings include two
electric utilities serving more than 2.8 million
customers in North Carolina, South Carolina
and Florida. Progress Energy also includes
non-regulated operations covering merchant
generation, energy marketing, natural gas
exploration, fuel extraction, rail services
and broadband capacity. With a vast array
of energy products and services, Progress
Energy offers powerful solutions to help you
locate or expand your business in North Carolina,
South Carolina or Florida. The company's Economic
Development team will assist you through every
aspect of the site selection process, providing
you with valuable, confidential service that
can save you time and money. Progress Energy
offers a variety of rates for business and
industry. They offer small, medium and large
general service schedules including time-of-use
choices. Additionally, a number of economic
development riders are available for qualifying
customers to reduce costs even further.
For more information
contact:
Progress
Energy: 800-452-2777
