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News & Events

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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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Students: Ready for an experience you won’t forget?

Ready for an expe­ri­ence you won’t for­get? Your co-op has two amaz­ing trips planned this sum­mer. Juniors: Apply for the Wash­ing­ton Youth Tour. Sopho­mores: Apply… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Stu­dents: Ready for an expe­ri­ence you won’t for­get?
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Art competitions for students

1st Grade Stu­dents: Line­men Gear Up for Safe­ty Col­or­ing Con­test A chance to win $50 and an authen­tic YEC hard­hat signed by your local heroes… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Art com­pe­ti­tions for stu­dents
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Looking out for you, even as costs rise

At York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, we’ve always believed in doing the right things for the right rea­sons. That’s why, for over 10 years, we’ve held the… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Look­ing out for you, even as costs rise
Informational graphic comparing current and future electric bills. Shows a rate increase from $141.00 to $150.00 effective February 2026.

How will a rate increase impact me?

As your co-op, York Elec­tric wants you to be pre­pared. The YEC Board of Trustees vot­ed on a 6.5% rate increase for res­i­den­tial and small… Con­tin­ue Read­ing How will a rate increase impact me?
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Stay cozy and save

Sim­ple ways to low­er your pow­er bill this win­ter As tem­per­a­tures start to drop in our area, we know your home­’s ener­gy use can rise.… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Stay cozy and save
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Powering potential

YEC offers schol­ar­ships, youth trips for local stu­dents York Elec­tric offers incred­i­ble oppor­tu­ni­ties to local stu­dents that can open doors to col­lege, career and lead­er­ship… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Pow­er­ing poten­tial
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RFP — Storm Logistics Services [PDF Download]

Storm Logis­tics Ser­vices YEC seeks pro­pos­als from qual­i­fied ven­dors (Ven­dors) to pro­vide dis­as­ter logis­tics and sup­port ser­vices on an as-need­ed basis. This RFP aims to… Con­tin­ue Read­ing RFP — Storm Logis­tics Ser­vices [PDF Down­load]
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Inspiring educators

Bright Ideas grants, ful­fill­ing wish lists bring inno­v­a­tive ideas to life Your coop­er­a­tive is proud to con­tin­ue sup­port­ing qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion in our com­mu­ni­ty. We believe… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Inspir­ing edu­ca­tors
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Save the date! 2026 Annual Meeting

2026 Annu­al Meet­ing Cel­e­brat­ing 85 years of pow­er­ing what mat­ters most Save the date for your 2026 annu­al meet­ing of mem­bers on Sat­ur­day, May 2,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Save the date! 2026 Annu­al Meet­ing
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Do we owe you money?

Cap­i­tal Cred­its York Elec­tric attempts to con­tact mem­bers who have relo­cat­ed and are no longer served by the coop­er­a­tive to return Cap­i­tal Cred­its. Do you… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Do we owe you mon­ey?
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It’s a balancing act: An update on power costs

We’ve talked a lot about the coop­er­a­tive dif­fer­ence, and we hope you see it lived out every day, through reli­able ser­vice, quick response dur­ing out­ages… Con­tin­ue Read­ing It’s a bal­anc­ing act: An update on pow­er costs
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From the field

York Elec­tric con­tin­ues to strength­en and expand its sys­tem to serve mem­bers and our grow­ing com­mu­ni­ty, even as the cost of mate­ri­als and equip­ment con­tin­ues… Con­tin­ue Read­ing From the field
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Rising household costs

Infla­tion effects on your house­hold costs: South Car­oli­na co-op elec­tric­i­ty — up 21% Hous­ing (home sales) — up 32% Chick­en (per pound) — up 46%… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Ris­ing house­hold costs
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We’re powering bright futures

Find out more about the Touch­stone Ener­gy Schol­ar­ships and the Tech­ni­cal Advan­tage Schol­ar­ship on our web­site’s edu­ca­tion page.