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Article: From humble beginnings, electric cooperatives still serve South Carolina.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- October 17, 2004
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By Gene Zaleski, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 17--Day and night, summer and winter, storms and sunshine: Through them all, T&D Region electric cooperatives serve as a power source for thousands of homeowners.
The arrival of October is National Cooperative Month and so highlights the five electric cooperatives that serve the region's counties: Orangeburg, Bamberg, Calhoun, and portions of Lexington, Dorchester and Barnwell.
There are more than 20 non-profit, consumer-owned electric distribution systems serving the rural and suburban areas of the state. Electric cooperatives serve more ...