Right
of Way Program
Laurens
Electric Cooperative (LEC) proactively engages in a system-wide
right-of-way maintenance program to provide safe and reliable
electric service to its members - all day, every day.
We provide electric services with over 5,500 miles of
power lines to more than 45,000 members within 1,400 square
miles of Upstate South Carolina, making LEC the fourth
largest cooperative by number of members in South Carolina.
Providing cost efficient and reliable electric service
to our members is challenging because the terrain varies
and is covered with many fast growing species of trees.
Our well-managed right-of-way maintenance program helps
LEC provide its members with safe and reliable electric
services.
While trees add to the beauty of our communities, they
are also responsible for costly property damage as well
as dangerous and inconvenient power outages. In fact,
tree failure is by far the leading cause of outages. A
tree that grows into electrical conductors presents a
potential hazard to you and others if it becomes energized
when contacting a power line. Our electric system performed
admirably during the most recent ice storm in December,
2002, in large part due to our proactive right-of-way
program. The right-of-way program is a critical part of
your everyday reliable electric service and is a critical
part of our business, but most importantly, it is a critical
part of your safety - for your family, friends and neighbors.
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