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ElectriCities' Economic Development Department connects you to a lot more than power. Our economic developers along with our municipal personnel will provide a range of services designed to facilitate new and expanding industry development. Marketing support, power and rate consultants, economic data, location information and skilled staff are resources ready to help you attract and retain industry.

For more information call or email Brenda Daniels at 800/768-7697 ext. 6363.

Complete this form for Confidential Site and Business Location Assistance.

When locating a site or building, it will soon become evident that with ElectriCities, you're connecting to powerful local resources. ElectriCities and its 100 Public Power communities offer a single point of contact for all of your utility needs, as well as zoning, permitting and site planning requirements. Most of our communities offer a low cost utility package that includes reliable electric service along with adequate water and wastewater treatment. A few of our larger communities also provide natural gas service. Whatever needs doing, you'll find a commitment from ElectriCities as your single point-of-contact to get the job done.

ElectriCities communities also offer economic development incentive rates that will lower the cost of electric service during the first four and one half years of operation. This rate is available to qualifying new or expanding industry that receive electric service from our Municipal Public Power System communities.

ElectriCities and its 100 Public Power communities will not require your company or client to sign a confidentiality agreement to begin discussions on customized electric rates or to provide electric service cost estimates. Approval of any customized rates and signing of electric service agreements can be completed within 60 days locally and do not require a public hearing by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The contract terms for electric service are usually for six years.

All of the assistance from ElectriCities is confidential and free and provided by an experienced, professional staff.

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Location Assistance

ElectriCities will assist your company by confidentially locating and showing you sites and buildings near our 100 Public Power communities throughout North Carolina that meet your companies' or clients' needs and requirements. At the appropriate time, we will put you in touch with state and local economic development representatives, community leaders, bankers, municipal officials and others. We can review a site to determine what is needed to accommodate your facility and electric service requirements.

We will provide you with community data, labor information, information on state and local incentives and other essential information critical to your evaluation and decision. After you choose one or more communities to visit, we will plan and coordinate your companies' or clients' visit and potentially may provide lodging and transportation during the visit to North Carolina.

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Marketing Analysis

We will help you identify suppliers for your production needs or markets for your products in the Carolinas or Virginia. We can also generate information about potential purchasers of your products and services.

Electric Service Needs

ElectriCities will assist your company or business by providing competitive rate options and programs that assure that you get the lowest cost for electric service. We have a team of experienced energy service personnel that will evaluate your operations and electric service needs and provide you with an estimate of your electric service costs for any of our communities. Our free assistance includes the following:

Electric service cost estimates based on estimated kilowatts and kilowatt hours
Electric service facilities including transformers sized to serve estimated peak kilowatt load
Energy efficiency studies and recommendations
Lighting evaluations with energy efficiency recommendations
Peak load management recommendations
Power quality evaluations and recommendations
Power audits to determine load management options and feasibility
Electrotechnology information and benefits
Evaluation of HVAC specifications for optimum sizing and operation of mechanical equipment

For information and assistance about available sites and buildings in North Carolina, call or email Brenda Daniels at 800/768-7697 ext. 6363, 919/760-6363, or mobile 919/218-7027.

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