Electric cooperatives in South Carolina are committed to leaving a legacy to our children. That's according to Mike Couick, CEO of The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. In July, Couick discussed what he calls a moral imperative during an interview with Mike Switzer, host of South Carolina Business Review on SCETV radio.
Couick told Switzer that South Carolina's co-ops and Santee Cooper, the state-owned utility, have committed $5 million to research aimed at making sure we have enough electricity in the future and to make sure it's as clean as it can be.
Couick also addressed the possibility of net metering in South Carolina and the reliability of electric utilities in South Carolina.
The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina are leaders in providing energy efficiency and environmentally friendly products for our members. In partnership with Santee Cooper, many of the cooperatives offer electricity produced by renewable resources such as landfill gas. In addition, many cooperatives have given away energy efficient light bulbs to their members to encourage energy conservation.
More than 1.4 million South Carolinians in all 46 counties use power provided by the 20 independent electric cooperatives. Together, the co-ops operate the state's largest electric power system with more than 70,000 miles of power line across 70 percent of the state.
