2019-01-01
1935
South Carolina Rural Electric Authority established in Columbia.
2020-01-01
1936
Passage of the National Rural Electrification Act.
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1938
First S.C. electric cooperative chartered, Aiken County Electric Cooperative Association.
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1941
The S.C. Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (forerunner to Central), formed to construct transmission lines.
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1942
South Carolina Public Service Authority began generating power.
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1948
Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., organized with 7 Members.
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1949
First REA loan of $7,595,500 approved for Central to construct transmission lines. 9 additional Members join Central.
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1952
First energy sales from Central to Member cooperatives totaling 7,094,754 Kilowatt hours.
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1954
First 1000 miles of transmission lines completed.
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1964
Energy sales exceed 500,000,000 Kilowatt hours.
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1965
Dolphus M. Grainger steam generation plant, financed and constructed by Central, put on line at Conway.
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1969
Energy sales exceed 1,000,000,000 kilowatt hours.
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1973
First gas turbine unit for peaking purposes put on line at Hilton Head.
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1974
Berkeley Electric Cooperative becomes Member of Central.
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1974
Energy sales exceed 2,000,000,000 Kilowatt hours.
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1975
Central’s headquarters moved to Greystone Boulevard.
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1979
Energy sales exceed 3,000,000,000 Kilowatt hours.
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1980
Coordination Agreement between Central and Santee Cooper approved.
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1980
First 2,000 miles of transmission lines completed.
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1981
Installation of Load Management System begins.
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1983
Central begins purchases from Santee Cooper under the Coordination Agreement.
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1983
Load Management system begins operation.
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1988
Coordination Agreement changed to 12 CP billing and to allow for annual Adjust to Actual.
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1988
Energy sales exceed 5,000,000,000 kilowatt hours.
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1999
Saluda River Electric Cooperative becomes a Member of Central.
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2000
Energy sales exceed 10,000,000,000 kilowatt hours.
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2001
First direct sales made to Saluda River.
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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.
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2010
Purchase Power Agreement with Duke Energy approved by all parties.
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2013
Central begins purchases from Duke Energy under the Purchase Power Agreement.
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2013
Central to Member Wholesale Power Contracts extended through 2058. The Coordination Agreement is extended to 2058.
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2016
Central's Headquarters moved to 20 Cooperative Way.
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2016
First community solar projects came on-line at Laurens & York.
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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.
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2018
Central’s peak demand grows to 4,549 MW.