2011-2012 Bill 1192: Lockhart Power Company - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 S. 1192 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Peeler 10 Document Path: l:\s-res\hsp\003lock.mrh.hsp.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2012 13 Introduced in the House on February 9, 2012 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on February 9, 2012 15 16 Summary: Lockhart Power Company 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 2/8/2012 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House ( Senate Journalpage 6) 23 2/9/2012 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence ( House Journalpage 13) 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 2/8/2012 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE LOCKHART POWER COMPANY 12 UPON THE CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF 13 SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 14 15 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 16 are pleased to learn that Lockhart Power Company in Lockhart, 17 South Carolina will soon celebrate one hundred years of service to 18 its customers in South Carolina; and 19 20 Whereas, more than 99% of the energy Lockhart Power Company 21 generates is renewable energy, one of the highest percentages of 22 any public electric utility in the country; and 23 24 Whereas, incorporated by the State of South Carolina in 1912, 25 Lockhart Power Company provides lowcost reliable electric 26 service to approximately 6,500 direct customers and 7,000 indirect 27 customers; and 28 29 Whereas, the company is well regarded by its customers due to its 30 emphasis on continuity of service, quick and courteous response, 31 and cost efficiency; and 32 33 Whereas, just a few recent milestones for the company include the 34 addition of the Pacolet Diesel Generation Plant in 2006, the Lower 35 Pacolet Hydro Plant in 2007, the Union Diesel Generation Plant in 36 2011, the WREN (Wellford Renewable Energy) Landfill Gas to 37 Power Plant in 2011, the Columbia Hydro Plant in 2011, and the 38 Upper Pacolet Hydro and Lockhart Minimum Flow Hydro 39 currently in progress; and 40 41 Whereas, Lockhart Power Company is a subsidiary of Pacolet 42 Milliken Enterprises in Spartanburg. Pacolet is a private, family

[1192] 2 1 owned investment company with a history that dates back, through 2 Milliken & Company, to the 1860’s. It was founded as a separate 3 corporate entity in 2007 with a forwardlooking mandate to 4 preserve and grow its assets with a bias for quality and a 5 multigenerational outlook; and 6 7 Whereas, the General Assembly takes great pleasure in 8 congratulating the company upon reaching this extraordinary 9 milestone, and the members wish the company much continued 10 success in the years to come. Now, therefore, 11 12 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 13 concurring: 14 15 That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, 16 congratulate Lockhart Power Company upon the celebration of one 17 hundred years of service to the people of South Carolina. 18 19 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 20 Lockhart Power Company. 21 XX 22

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