South Carolina § 58-31-320 Customers to whom Authority shall provide electric service.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-31-320 — Customers to whom Authority shall provide electric service.

South Carolina·Title 58 PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS·Ch. 31 PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY

After July 9, 1973, the Public Service Authority shall have the right to provide electric service only to, and it shall have the right to serve:

(1)Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., including:

(a)all electric cooperatives that are members of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., on July 9, 1973;

(b)any electric cooperative which after July 9, 1973, becomes a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.;

(c)any electric cooperative which after July 9, 1973, ceases to be a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; and (d) in the event Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., ceases to exist as a corporate entity, any electric cooperative which was a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., at the time of its dissolution;

(2)all premises, customers

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After July 9, 1973, the Public Service Authority shall have the right to provide electric service only to, and it shall have the right to serve: (1) Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., including: (a) all electric cooperatives that are members of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., on July 9, 1973; (b) any electric cooperative which after July 9, 1973, becomes a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; (c) any electric cooperative which after July 9, 1973, ceases to be a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; and (d) in the event Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., ceases to exist as a corporate entity, any electric cooperative which was a member of Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., at the time of its dissolution; (2) all premises, customers, and electric cooperatives served by it on July 9, 1973; (3) its present service area as defined in Section 58-31-330; (4) those areas owned, leased, or controlled by the Public Service Authority adjacent to the lakes and waterways of Federal Power Commission Project No. 199. If, after July 9, 1973, any customers, premises, or electric cooperatives located outside the present service area of the Public Service Authority as defined in Section 58-31-330 and being served by the Public Service Authority, including any subsequent expansions or additions by such customers, premises, or cooperatives, ceases or discontinues accepting electrical service from the Public Service Authority, the Public Service Authority may subsequently sell and furnish electrical service to new customers, premises, or electric cooperatives from its major transmission lines in an amount not exceeding the amount of power the sale of which was lost by reason of such discontinuation of service. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to restrict the right of the Public Service Authority to furnish electric service to its own premises; to exchange or interchange electric service with, purchase electric energy from, or sell electric energy to any other electrical utility or any joint agency organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 6; to construct additional facilities, within or without its present service area, as defined in Section 58-31-330; to construct additional delivery points to or for any of the premises or customers it is authorized to serve as provided for in this section; or to fulfill the growth needs of any customer legally served by it.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-19; 1973 (58) 716; 2005 Act No. 137, SECTION 9, eff May 25, 2005. Editor's Note 2005 Act No. 137, SECTION 10, provides as follows: "Responsibilities and duties of the directors of the Public Service Authority created by the provisions of this act are in addition to responsibilities and duties created by other provisions of law."