d6 - CAPE GAZETI, Friday, June 7 - June 13, 1996
Electric Co-op breaks ground for new HQ
Delaware Electric Cooperative
(DEC) broke ground on Wednes-
day, May 15 for a new headquar-
:rs at its property on Rt. 13 south
,ff Greenwood. The building is
,xpected to be completed and
ready for occupancy in the fall of
997.
The building will feature a
much-needed drive-in payment
indow, more consumer parking,
Jetter traffic flow both inside and
outside, "one-stop" consumer ser-
vices wherever possible, and com-
01lance with all requirements of
he Americans With Disabilities
Act (ADA).
"The great story is that this pro-
j:ct will not affect our consumers'
rates," said DEC General Manag-
:r Paul Bienvenue. 'The existing
facility is extremely inefficient
operationally with increasing
maintenance costs and inadequate
conditions for both consumers and
employees. As our service area
continues to experience signifi-
cant growth, we are committed to
meeting the needs of tomorrow's
rural southern Delaware."
French and Ryan Inc. designed
the new headquarters and Ban-
croft Construction Company will
oversee the construction. The Co-
op will remodel its service and
warehouse facility and eventually
construct a new structure where
the present front office is located
on RL 13.
The last remodeling effort at
DEC took place in 1961 when the
Co-op had about 12,000 cus-
Shown at the Wednesday, May 15 groundbreaking for the
new Delaware Electric Cooperative Headquarters building in
Greenwood are (1.r) Bill Wells, president, board of directors,
Delaware Electric Cooperative; Delaware LL Gov. Ruth Ann
Minner;, Delaware Electric Cooperative General Manager
Paul Bienvenue; Sussex County Council President Dale
Dukes; and 19th District Sen. Thurman Adams.
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tomers. Today, Delaware Electric
Cooperative serves 52,000 cus-
tomers in rural Kent and Sussex
Counties.
Incorporated in 1936 and cur-
rently celebrating its 60th year of
operation, the Co-op built a new
structure in 1941 and still operates
out of part of that original facility.
Delaware Electric Cooperative
first energized its lines in 1938
when it had 223 customers, 94
miles of line, and one substation.
Currently the company's 120 em-
ployees service 4,400 miles of fine
with 20 substations.
The company's mission has re-
mained the same over the years:
"to enrich the life of the commu-
nity and provide power to the
membership at the most reason-
able cost."
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Delaware Electric Cooperative headquarters in Greenwood.
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