At Monday night’s meeting BPW Manager Bruce Ellis told City Council, “that the Board of Public Works’ electrical rates are right now the lowest rates in the state.

“Since 1981,” he said, “I’ve been keeping track of our rates. We have always had the lowest electrical rates in the county among the local suppliers – SCE&G, Edisto Electrical Coop, and the Bamberg Board of Public Works. During that time,” he explained, “we have sometimes been the lowest in the state … if not the lowest, we’ve been in the lowest two or three percent of the state. That’s something that you (the Board) can be proud of.”

The Board of Public Works is one of only 21 municipal power systems in the state of South Carolina. The Board of Public Works is one of only 2 municipal systems that purchases electricity from the SC Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper). Electricity from Santee Cooper is distributed through the Board of Public Works Substation that is located at the corner of Elm Street and Calhoun Street.