Greer CPW Commissioners recently approved a $112 million dollar operating budget which included no rate increases for Greer CPW utilities in fiscal year 2025.
“We have worked hard to maintain safe and reliable utilities and keep our rates stable. Here recently, we have been able to absorb the costs associated with Tropical Storm Helene without impacting the rates our customers pay. Year after year, our staff continues to use technology and automation to reduce operational costs, so our customers do not have to endure the constant rate changes that you find with other providers outside our service area,” said Gene Gibson, Greer CPW Chairman.
The announcement is the eighth consecutive year with no rate increases for customers in any of the four utilities. Greer CPW utilities continue to offer some of the lowest rates in the region.
“It is important customers understand the value of publicly owned utilities. Having better control at a local level allows us to be responsive to our customers’ and systems need without impacting the quality of service our customers have come to expect from us,” said Marc Regier, Greer CPW General Manager.
The budget also included several large capital improvement projects:
- A new 12” Transmission Gas line, a Gate Station and a new Transmission Lateral
- Maple Creek Wastewater Treatment Expansion
- Completion of the Advanced Meter Infrastructure project
- Wastewater rehab and assessment projects