Electric

Since 1911, ECU has taken great pride in providing a reliable source of electricity to the residents of Easley. With continued safety and education programs, a right of way maintenance and tree trimming program, ECU strives to offer the best and safest service to its community. In the event of a major storm or widespread outage, we can call upon other member cities of the South Carolina Association of Municipal Power Systems (SCAMPS) for assistance through a mutual aid agreement.

Electric System

Operated by ECU since 1911
5 delivery points serving 18 distribution feeder circuits of 7,200/12,470 volts servicing 34.7 sq miles.
Service area primarily within city limits of Easley but also serves community of Dacusville

Supply

ECU is a member of PMPA
- PMPA serves as ECU’s sole power supply provider until retirement of PMPA debt (presently, 2035)
- PMPA owns 25% share of Catawba Nuclear Unit #2
  - During FY 2006, Catawba constituted approx. 73% of System’s PMPA power costs
  - Where PMPA’s peak demand exceeds capacity of Catawba (276.6 MW), Duke Power is contractually obligated to provide necessary supplemental power
System also purchases power from Southeastern Power Administration ("SEPA")
Peak shaving generation facility of 6.4 MW was constructed in 1993
- Reduces supplemental power purchases from Duke with cost savings passed through PMPA to System

Customer Base

Approximately 13,095 customers
- 87 % of customers are residential
- 78% of customers reside within the city limits
- Sales for fiscal year 2007 of 286 million kWh
- Revenues for fiscal year 2007 of $26.2 million
Average bill for an inside city resident based on 1000 kWh is $99.19

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