Whats the business relationship among utilities?
They are independent companies and in some cases competitors. The power supply equation seems complicated to the average consumer because utilities often work together. Most have contracts with others for on going power purchases or short-term emergency purchases. Twenty electric cooperatives provide retail service in this state. Five, with service territories in the northwest part of state, own a power plant capacity with Duke Power Company. Fifteen cooperatives purchase power produced by Santee Cooper.
