Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association

Right-Of-WayProgram

CCECA in the Beginning (1939)

• First employee hired - project superintendent for $150 per month.

• First equipment purchased - 1939 Ford V-8 pick-up for $600.96.

• First month’s total usage for 361 members -4,922 kwh.

CCECA Today

• 56 full-time employees.• 1999 Ford service truck purchased for

$77,000.• Over 2.4 million kwh per month.

Right-Of-Way Program

• Reduces outages.• Increases power quality.• Increases power reliability.

R.O.W. Strategies & Tactics

• Trim a 30’ wide easement.• Clear approximately 2000 miles of line.• Complete entire system every 5 years.• Trim while lines are energized.• Maintain good public relations with

members.

R.O.W. Budgets

• $1,000,000 per year program expense.• Contract labor expense.• Contract spraying expense.• CCECA equipment expense.

Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association

Right-Of-WayProgram

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