SEC currently has around 44,000 ratepayers, making it the 9th largest electric cooperative in South Carolina and within the top 15% nationally. Our size and substantial commercial and industrial load base on our system allows us to maintain positive economies of scale that benefit our membership through lower costs. Additionally, SEC returns any margins that it earns back to its members in the form of annual capital credits payments, further benefitting our members.

One of the major mottos of electric cooperatives is "neighbors helping neighbors" and we believe that investing economic development is a worthy mission. SEC has taken an active role in identifying and working with county governments to development industrial parks and buildings. As a result, SEC serves at least one industrial park in each of the four counties where it has service territory. To make our area even more competitive, SEC offers competitive industrial rates through our G&T, Central Electric Power Cooperative. Economic development is a "team sport" and SEC is proud to be a player in making our region more prosperous.