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Easley Combined Utilities reports steady growth, flags aging sewer lines and a 2029 supplemental power need
Summary
Easley Combined Utilities told the City of Easley work session it serves growing electric and water customer bases, expects modest electric rate increases through 2035, is negotiating replacement supplemental power contracts that begin 2029, and plans sewer-line projects that may require city borrowing.
Andy Sevick, speaking for Easley Combined Utilities, told the City of Easley work session the utility is municipally owned and growing, with about 17,000 electric customers and roughly 15,000 water customers. "We're a brother or sister of the city," Sevick said, emphasizing the utility's municipal ownership and local governance.
Sevick said ECU's base electrical supply comes from the PMPA joint agency through the Catawba nuclear plant and that the supplemental supply contract (currently Santee Cooper) expires Dec. 31, 2028. "So we need something starting 01/01/2029," he said, and staff are…
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