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Adding our 85th ring

When my wife and I got mar­ried, we built a house on fam­i­ly land in Smyr­na. We were young and I grew up know­ing the… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Adding our 85th ring
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Money in your hands

YEC returns $2.8 mil­lion to mem­bers through Cap­i­tal Cred­its At York Elec­tric, mem­ber­ship pays. You are more than a cus­tomer at your co-op. You’re a… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Mon­ey in your hands
Stylized tree with a dark trunk and many green leaves, surrounded by small labels, featuring the number 85 on the trunk and the caption "Rooted in Service. Powered by Community." for the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Official notice of York Electric’s Annual Meeting

YEC will cel­e­brate 85 years of ser­vice to the mem­bers of York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive by host­ing their vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing of mem­bers on Sat­ur­day, May… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Offi­cial notice of York Electric’s Annu­al Meet­ing
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Where agriculture, cooperation grow together

When peo­ple hear the phrase “small farm,” they might pic­ture a few acres of land, a red barn and a trac­tor, and assume there aren’t… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Where agri­cul­ture, coop­er­a­tion grow togeth­er

Connecting what matters most

Reli­able inter­net access makes a real dif­fer­ence in the lives of our mem­bers. Through the part­ner­ship between York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive and Com­po­ri­um, fiber ser­vice is… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Con­nect­ing what mat­ters most
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The Farmer’s Feed amplifies local voices

by Emma Sut­ton On a Sat­ur­day morn­ing any­where in York Coun­ty, you can shop for local goods and pro­duce on tent-lined streets in Old Town… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The Farmer’s Feed ampli­fies local voic­es
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Request for Proposals (RFP) for Oil Spill Response and Remediation Services [PDF Download]

Oil Spill Response and Reme­di­a­tion Ser­vices YEC is solic­it­ing pro­pos­als from qual­i­fied Ven­dors to pro­vide on-call oil spill response, con­tain­ment, cleanup, soil reme­di­a­tion, trans­porta­tion, and… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Request for Pro­pos­als (RFP) for Oil Spill Response and Reme­di­a­tion Ser­vices [PDF Down­load]
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A new type of member

Facts about what to expect from a data cen­ter in our com­mu­ni­ty Tech­nol­o­gy is chang­ing faster than ever, and it’s shap­ing the way we live… Con­tin­ue Read­ing A new type of mem­ber
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Staying plugged in

You’ve like­ly heard us encour­age you to unplug elec­tron­ics when they’re not in use to save ener­gy. This month, how­ev­er, we want to share how… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Stay­ing plugged in
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2026 Annual Meeting — May 2

SAVE THE DATE! York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive’s 2026 annu­al meet­ing of mem­bers will be held on Sat­ur­day, May 2, in York. Our team is excit­ed to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing 2026 Annu­al Meet­ing — May 2
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Working together to keep the lights on

When we talk about reli­a­bil­i­ty at York Elec­tric, a lot of that work hap­pens behind the scenes, long before an out­age even occurs. A recent… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Work­ing togeth­er to keep the lights on
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Two members, same value

By Porter W. Gable York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive is made up of mem­bers with many dif­fer­ent sto­ries, shaped by when and how elec­tric­i­ty became part of… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Two mem­bers, same val­ue
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Want to know more about data centers?

Text Ver­sion of Data Cen­ters Infor­ma­tion­al Graph­ic Data cen­ters are the back­bone of the inter­net, stor­ing and man­ag­ing every­thing from social media and cryp­tocur­ren­cy min­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Want to know more about data cen­ters?
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Still growing, still yours

The new year is the time for fresh starts, new habits and goalset­ting for many of us. It’s also a time I use to reflect… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Still grow­ing, still yours
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YEC plans for growth

Prepa­ra­tion for growth and ser­vice reli­a­bil­i­ty are top pri­or­i­ties as your co-op strate­gi­cal­ly plans how to invest time and mon­ey for mem­bers. As we look… Con­tin­ue Read­ing YEC plans for growth
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The cooperative difference in education

Schol­ar­ship pro­grams help local stu­dents pur­sue high­er edu­ca­tion As the new year begins, and the sec­ond half of the 2025–2026 school year gets under­way, high… Con­tin­ue Read­ing The coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence in edu­ca­tion
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Energy advisors’ corner

Mon­ey-sav­ing tips with Brent and Shane As YEC’s Ener­gy Ser­vices Team, Brent Clin­ton and Shane Bak­er are here to help you save ener­gy and money.Visit… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Ener­gy advi­sors’ cor­ner
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Watkins named Mr. Football

Since 1995, South Car­oli­na’s Mr. Foot­ball award has rec­og­nized the state’s top senior foot­ball play­er, an award for stu­dent ath­letes that excel not just on… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Watkins named Mr. Foot­ball
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Protecting co-op employees

Pow­er out­ages, espe­cial­ly those that last mul­ti­ple days, are stress­ful for every­one-our mem­bers, our linework­ers and our staff. Whether dur­ing an out­age or just a… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Pro­tect­ing co-op employ­ees

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