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Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association. Right-Of-Way Program. 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. .
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Cherokee County Electric CooperativeAssociation Right-Of-Way Program
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 CooperativeAssociation Right-Of-Way Program WWW.CCECA.NET