I am the Co-op

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YEC honors the power of membership for National Co-op Month

Every Octo­ber, we join coop­er­a­tives across the coun­try in cel­e­brat­ing Nation­al Co-op Month, a time to high­light the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence. In truth, our dif­fer­ence is you. Unlike for-prof­it util­i­ties, York Elec­tric was found­ed by our mem­bers and is led by peo­ple that live and work right here in our com­mu­ni­ty. Because we’re local and not-for-prof­it, every deci­sion we make has one thing in mind: keep­ing your pow­er safe, reli­able and afford­able.

This month, we’re cel­e­brat­ing the pow­er of mem­ber­ship by shar­ing your voic­es and expe­ri­ences as YEC mem­bers, remind­ing us that togeth­er, we can pow­er stronger com­mu­ni­ties.

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LAVESTA JOHNSON

John­son has lived in Fort Mill for 17 years.

A mem­ber-focused ser­vice

“York Elec­tric has always lived up to its name. No mat­ter my cir­cum­stances, they’ve been inten­tion­al, pur­pose­ful and mem­ber-focused, leav­ing me grate­ful and opti­mistic to be part of a rare orga­ni­za­tion where ser­vice still means some­thing.”

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SHELISE LOWE

Lowe is a Clover res­i­dent and cel­e­brat­ed her one-year anniver­sary with YEC in July.

A reli­able con­nec­tion

“YEC is great! I feel like the co-op has a mem­ber-first men­tal­i­ty. Their app is help­ful for check­ing my bill and report­ing an out­age. I appre­ci­ate the out­age map online. It was super help­ful dur­ing Helene to see the co-op’s progress and know that they would get to us, too. I appre­ci­ate YEC’s use of tech­nol­o­gy to make things eas­i­er.”

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JOAN LUCASON

Luca­son, who lives in Fort Mill, had her one-year anniver­sary with YEC in July.

A new neigh­bor

“The cost of elec­tric­i­ty was high in Con­necti­cut, where I lived near a state for­est. I was astound­ed when I start­ed get­ting my bills after mov­ing here because they were a frac­tion of the cost from my pre­vi­ous home. I am so pleased that I joined YEC, and I am a mem­ber of the co-op. As a bonus, there haven’t been any out­ages since I’ve joined. It’s been a real­ly help­ful expe­ri­ence for us.”

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BILL WHITESIDES

A life­long res­i­dent of York Coun­ty, White­sides cur­rent­ly serves on YEC’s Cre­den­tials and Elec­tions Com­mit­tee.

A life­long impact

“I’ve always had a pos­i­tive expe­ri­ence with York Elec­tric. From serv­ing two terms on the Trust Board to get­ting to know the staff and vol­un­teers, it’s been a joy. My fam­i­ly and I go back to YEC’s his­to­ry, when, in 1948, pow­er first came through the woods to our home. Because of the co-op, I’ve nev­er known life with­out elec­tric­i­ty.”

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JAN MARTIN

Mar­tin is Domtar’s Direc­tor of US Pub­lic Affairs.

A shared mis­sion

“At Domtar’s Fort Mill cor­po­rate office, reli­able ener­gy isn’t just a convenience—it’s a neces­si­ty. York Elec­tric Cooperative’s depend­able pow­er enables us to deliv­er essen­tial ser­vices to our cus­tomers, sup­pli­ers and employ­ees who rely on this loca­tion every day. As a lead­ing provider of for­est prod­ucts includ­ing paper, pack­ag­ing, pulp, tis­sue and wood, Dom­tar is deeply invest­ed in the com­mu­ni­ties where we oper­ate. We are proud to work along­side orga­ni­za­tions like York Elec­tric to sup­port local ini­tia­tives and strength­en the com­mu­ni­ties we serve.”

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CAMERON SPATH

Spath is own­er of Hon­ey­strong, a bee­keep­ing busi­ness in Smyr­na that sells bee­keep­ing equip­ment and live bees, offers class­es and pro­vides pol­li­na­tion ser­vices across the coun­try.

A trust­ed part­ner

“York Elec­tric was very easy to work with, and they came out quick­ly to ana­lyze my elec­tric­i­ty bill. They were able to save me $100 a month because they found that the pre­vi­ous elec­tri­cian had wired the well incor­rect­ly.”

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