Anita Whitney

Broad River Electric Cooperative is one of 20 member-owned electric co-ops in South Carolina. From its headquarters in Gaffney, SC, it serves Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, and Newberry counties in South Carolina and portions of Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford counties in North Carolina. Founded in 1940 to meet the needs of a small number of rural residents who needed electric service, it now has more than 20,000 business and residential Member-Owners and 2,348 miles of power line.

Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. is a private company based in Columbia, SC. Central adheres to the "Seven Cooperative Principles" adopted by the NRECA in order to accomplish their core missions. The company is committed to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism and the concept that teamwork is vital to their success. The CEO of the company is Robert C. Hochstetler.