Ameren Missouri, 800 County Road 206, Annapolis, MO 63620, US

In 1938, the Articles of Incorporation were officially approved forming Black River Electric Cooperative. Area residents formed the cooperative to provide low-cost reliable electric service to rural South Carolina. The cooperative established its headquarters in Sumter, S.C. By December 1940, 111 miles of line had been energized. The 1990s ushered in many economic developments in the cooperative s territory. Black River Industrial Park has several businesses and the cooperative is actively promoting the area to industrial prospects. The cooperative also worked with Lee County to develop an industrial park near Interstate 20. Black River positioned to adjust to the electric deregulation with more than 25,000 members and 3,400 miles of energized line.