1. Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association Right-Of-Way Program

2. 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 months total usage for 361 members - 4,922 kwh.

3. CCECA Today 56 full-time employees. 1999 Ford service truck purchased for $77,000. Over 2.4 million kwh per month.

6. Right-Of-Way Program Reduces outages. Increases power quality. Increases power reliability.

9. 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.

12. R.O.W. Budgets $1,000,000 per year program expense. Contract labor expense. Contract spraying expense. CCECA equipment expense.

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