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← CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,607,586,867
Total expenses
$1,607,225,180
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$3,102,199
Program service revenue
$1,600,234,933
Investment income
$4,221,620
Other revenue
$3,130,314
Total assets, end of year
$558,897,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$454,681,419
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$104,216,493
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY

    total $1,600,234,933 · related or exempt $1,600,234,933

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,010,277 · excluded $4,010,277

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,289,812 · other assets $23,051

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,101,520 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $188,292 · other assets $23,051

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $211,343 · excluded $211,343

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,819,113 · related or exempt $2,819,113

  • 11b · Other revenue: PATRONAGE CAPITAL

    total $345,112 · related or exempt $345,112

  • 11c · Other revenue: ABANDONED PROJECTS

    total -$33,911 · related or exempt -$33,911

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,130,314

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,102,199

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $15,528,281

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,182,516

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,339,726

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,849,296

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,442,736

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $605,007

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,369,230

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $130,451

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $70,233

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,463,111

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,435

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $143,086

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,764,411

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $531,366

  • 17 · Travel

    total $244,944

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $278,255

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,502,719

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,310,917

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $308,403

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED AND GENERATED

    total $1,502,004,348

  • 24b · Other expenses: OPERATIONS & MAINTENANC

    total $18,447,957

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES-TRANSMISSION

    total $10,781,218

  • 24d · Other expenses: ORGANIZATION & PROFESSI

    total $3,782,903

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,027,432

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,689 · end of year $1,472

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $45,651,189 · end of year $22,618,186

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $143,469,760 · end of year $144,826,625

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $995,658 · end of year $1,094,380

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,048,586 · end of year $3,864,934

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $454,809,443

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $125,072,281

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $323,836,858 · end of year $329,737,162

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,504,464 · end of year $10,766,275

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,558,994 · end of year $5,591,839

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $5,391,798 · end of year $17,638,899

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,351,391 · end of year $22,758,140

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $153,131,601 · end of year $174,365,420

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $19,997,025 · end of year $2,049,770

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $316,498,672 · end of year $276,082,131

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,138,756 · end of year $2,184,098

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $1,173 · end of year $1,173

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $88,049,160 · end of year $104,215,320

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CENTRAL IS A GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION (G&T) COOPERATIVE SUPPLYING POWER TO NINETEEN MEMBER DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CENTRAL CONSTRUCTS TRANSMISSION TAP LINES TO SERVE SUBSTATIONS OWNED BY THE DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CENTRAL EXISTS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE POWER DELIVERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS.

  • CENTRAL EXISTS SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS. WE WILL PROVIDE A RELIABLE, LONG TERM, AND STABLE SUPPLY OF POWER, WHICH ACCOMMODATES GROWTH, AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST CONSISTENT WITH GOOD UTILITY PRACTICE. WE WILL PROVIDE FOR RELIABLE DELIVERY OF POWER, WHEN AND WHERE DESIRED, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE GUIDELINES. WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENERGY-RELATED OR DELIVERY-RELATED SERVICES AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • A Berl Davis

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $47,307
    From this org
    $44,327
    From related orgs
    $2,980
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7 + 2 related
  • Andy McKnight

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $13,410
    From this org
    $13,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Anita P Whitney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $17,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • B Robert Paulling

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,253
    From this org
    $18,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related
  • Brian W Broughton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $9,685
    From this org
    $6,705
    From related orgs
    $2,980
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Carolyn Boyd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $11,547
    From this org
    $11,547
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chad T Lowder

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $19,370
    From this org
    $19,370
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7 + 2 related
  • Charles R Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $10,803
    From this org
    $10,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Efelkel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,507
    From this org
    $17,507
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Douglas A Reeves

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $40,230
    From this org
    $40,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • E Paul Basha

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $28,310
    From this org
    $24,957
    From related orgs
    $3,353
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7 + 2 related
  • Franklin M Looper Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $10,803
    From this org
    $10,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • G Keith Avery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $20,860
    From this org
    $20,860
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gary L Stooksbury

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $24,213
    From this org
    $20,488
    From related orgs
    $3,725
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • H Wayne Dewitt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $17,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Johnnie L Dickert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $11,175
    From related orgs
    $5,960
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Robert G Ardis III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $32,408
    From this org
    $29,800
    From related orgs
    $2,608
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Steve Chewning

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $16,762
    From this org
    $16,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Terry W Mallard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $34,270
    From this org
    $24,957
    From related orgs
    $9,313
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related
  • Mark L Walling

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,253
    From this org
    $18,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • William L Fleming Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $11,920
    From this org
    $11,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mitchell Rabon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $10,430
    From this org
    $10,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James L Lovinggood

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $21,232
    From this org
    $21,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bruce Bacon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $14,900
    From this org
    $14,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James E Stewart Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $745
    From this org
    $745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mary B Sheridan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $29,056
    From this org
    $20,488
    From related orgs
    $8,568
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related
  • James M Bunton Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $18,253
    From this org
    $11,548
    From related orgs
    $6,705
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Charles E Adair

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $20,115
    From this org
    $13,410
    From related orgs
    $6,705
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • James L Rowe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $17,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related
  • Barbara F Weston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $17,135
    From this org
    $10,430
    From related orgs
    $6,705
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • James A Risinger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $13,783
    From this org
    $13,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Fuller

    TRUSTEE - SEE SCHEDULE O

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Danny Shelley

    TRUSTEE - SEE SCHEDULE O

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 4 related
  • Franklin C Blanton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $12,665
    From this org
    $12,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jeffrey M Lewis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $8,940
    From this org
    $8,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Travis Burriss

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $11,175
    From this org
    $11,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kenneth T Carter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $16,017
    From this org
    $16,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Matthew D Stanley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $13,783
    From this org
    $13,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dustin Catoe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $5,215
    From this org
    $5,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Charles R Sanders Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $9,685
    From this org
    $9,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James C Spencer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $8,940
    From this org
    $8,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chad E Stone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $3,725
    From this org
    $3,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert Hochstetler

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,504,812
    From this org
    $1,017,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $487,799
    Hours/week
    40 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $976,000
    Bonus
    $19,877
    Other
    $21,136
    Deferred
    $455,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,118
    Filer's total
    $1,504,812
  • Mryan Thomas

    SVP OF ADMINISTRATION & CFO

    Total calculated
    $536,608
    From this org
    $405,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $131,048
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $397,482
    Bonus
    $10,579
    Other
    -$2,501
    Deferred
    $100,172
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,876
    Filer's total
    $536,608
  • James Cole Price

    EVP OF MEMBER SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $522,522
    From this org
    $393,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $129,206
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $385,823
    Bonus
    $10,773
    Other
    -$3,280
    Deferred
    $98,779
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,427
    Filer's total
    $522,522
  • William Ware

    SVP OF ENGINEERING & ENG SVCS

    Total calculated
    $435,072
    From this org
    $281,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $153,898
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,400
    Bonus
    $8,354
    Other
    -$580
    Deferred
    $124,412
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,486
    Filer's total
    $435,072
  • Marcus Harris

    SVP OF PLANNING & POWER SUPPLY

    Total calculated
    $433,774
    From this org
    $329,810
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $103,964
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $330,334
    Bonus
    $1,021
    Other
    -$1,545
    Deferred
    $79,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,678
    Filer's total
    $433,774
  • Leslie Maley

    VP OF PLANNING AND POWER SUPPLY

    Total calculated
    $236,692
    From this org
    $191,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,192
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,008
    Bonus
    $3,204
    Other
    -$712
    Deferred
    $21,678
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,514
    Filer's total
    $236,692
  • Kenneth Motsinger

    DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $312,729
    From this org
    $225,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,137
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,749
    Bonus
    $4,168
    Other
    -$1,325
    Deferred
    $72,887
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,250
    Filer's total
    $312,729
  • Gerald Fleming

    DIRECTOR OF POWER SUPPLY

    Total calculated
    $309,584
    From this org
    $209,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $100,492
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,812
    Bonus
    $3,120
    Other
    $160
    Deferred
    $75,934
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,558
    Filer's total
    $309,584
  • James Tindal

    DIR OF TRANSMISSION DESIGN & CONSTR

    Total calculated
    $352,749
    From this org
    $180,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $172,425
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,156
    Bonus
    $3,025
    Other
    -$1,857
    Deferred
    $148,254
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,171
    Filer's total
    $352,749
  • Dinah Raven

    CORPORATE CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $260,069
    From this org
    $190,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,691
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,093
    Bonus
    $7,365
    Other
    -$80
    Deferred
    $52,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,511
    Filer's total
    $260,069
  • Todd Berrian

    DIRECTOR OF RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $268,537
    From this org
    $177,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $91,107
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,520
    Bonus
    $7,510
    Other
    $2,400
    Deferred
    $73,848
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,259
    Filer's total
    $268,537

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AS PART OF ITS WELLNESS PROGRAM, CENTRAL OFFERS EACH EMPLOYEE AND THEIR COVERED FAMILY MEMBER $20 PER MONTH TOWARDS A HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP. UNTIL THE ANNUAL CAP OF $240 FOR THOSE WITH "EMPLOYEE ONLY" MEDICAL PLAN COVERAGE AND $480 FOR THOSE WITH "EMPLOYEE PLUS" (SPOUSE, CHILD, FAMILY) IS MET, CENTRAL WILL ALSO REIMBURSE UP TO $150 PER EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY FOR THE COST OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT.
PART I, LINE 3
CENTRAL OBTAINS AN INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY WAGE AND SALARY STUDY EVERY THREE YEARS. EVERY YEAR, CENTRAL PARTICIPATES IN A COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY PERFORMED BY THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM'S NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. THESE MARKET COMPARABLES ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND SENIOR STAFF. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTED.
PART I, LINE 4B
CENTRAL'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, ROBERT HOCHSTETLER, SVP OF ADMINISTRATION AND CFO, RYAN THOMAS, AND SVP OF PLANNING AND POWER, MARCUS HARRIS PARTICIPATED IN CENTRAL'S 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ESTABLISHED IN 2010. IN 2024, HOCHSTETLER AND THOMAS EACH ELECTED TO DEFER $23,000 OF SALARY UNTIL REACHING NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE. HARRIS ELECTED TO DEFER $19,167. IN 2024, JAMES C. PRICE, RYAN THOMAS, AND MARCUS HARRIS PARTICIPATED IN CENTRAL'S EXECUTIVE BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN. BENEFITS ACCRUED UNDER THIS PLAN ARE ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED BASED ON SALARY, AGE, AND YEARS OF SERVICE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • PALMETTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP

    501(C)(3) · ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES · SC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • DEMAND SIDE TOOLS LLC

    RELATED · COMPUTER SOFTWARE · SC · 50% owned · share of income $4,321 · share of assets $55,945 · general or managing partner

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ENERGY UTILITY SUPPLY INC

    C · MATERIAL SUPPLIER FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES · SC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513169349307571

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